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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Survival Impact of an On-Site Medicalization Program in the Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in 11 Nursing Homes.

Bosco Baron-Franco, Manuel Ollero-Baturone, Jara Eloísa Ternero-Vega, Maria Dolores Nieto-Martín, Lourdes Moreno-Gaviño, Concepcion Conde-Guzmán, Sonia Gutiérrez-Rivero, Manuel Rincón-Gómez, Pablo Díaz-Jiménez, Juan José Muñoz-Lopez and 3 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bosco Baron-FrancoInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Manuel Ollero-BaturoneInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Jara Eloísa Ternero-VegaInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Maria Dolores Nieto-MartínInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Lourdes Moreno-GaviñoInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Concepcion Conde-GuzmánInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Sonia Gutiérrez-RiveroInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Manuel Rincón-GómezInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Pablo Díaz-JiménezInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Juan José Muñoz-LopezInternal Medicine Department, Hospital Alta Resolución de Utrera, 41710 Seville, Spain.
Luis Giménez-MirandaInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2588-5557
Celia Fernández-NietoInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Máximo Bernabeu-WittelInternal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe elderly admitted to nursing homes have especially suffered the havoc of the COVID-19 pandemic since most of them are not prepared to face such health problems.

methodsAn innovative coordinated on-site medicalization program (MP) in response to a sizeable COVID-19 outbreak in three consecutive waves was deployed, sharing coordination and resources among primary care, the referral hospital, and the eleven residences. The objectives were providing the best possible medical care to residents in their environment, avoiding dehumanization and loneliness of hospital admission, and reducing the saturation of hospitals and the risk of spreading the infection. The main outcomes were a composite endpoint of survival or optimal palliative care (SOPC), survival, and referral to the hospital.

results587 of 1199 (49%) residents were infected, of whom 123 (21%) died. Patients diagnosed before the start of the MP presented SOPC, survival, and referrals to the hospital of 83%, 74%, and 22.4%, opposite to 96%, 84%, and 10.6% of patients diagnosed while the MP was set up. The SOPC was independently associated with an MP (OR 3.4 [1.6-7.2]).

conclusionDuring the COVID-19 outbreak, a coordinated MP successfully obtained a better rate of SOPC while simultaneously reducing the need for hospital admissions, combining optimal medical management with a more compassionate and humanistic approach in older people.

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agedCOVID-19hospitalsmedicalizationnursing homespalliative careprimary caresurvival

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PMID37892655
PMCPMC10607111
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