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ArticlePublic health in practice (Oxford, England)2023

COVID-19 infection rate and mortality in a local health authority in Italy: Differences between home-dwelling and residential older adults.

Stefano Orlando, Carolina de Santo, Claudia Mosconi, Francesca Di Gaspare, Pelagia Chatzichristou, Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti, Fausto Ciccacci, Laura Morciano, Donatella Varrenti, Giuseppe Liotta and 1 more

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Article in Public health in practice (Oxford, England), 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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Stefano OrlandoDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Carolina de SantoDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Claudia MosconiDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Francesca Di GaspareLocal Health Authority - Rome 6, Department of Prevention, Service of Hygiene and Public Health, Rome, Italy.
Pelagia ChatzichristouDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Leonardo Emberti GialloretiDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Fausto CiccacciUniCamillus, Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy.
Laura MorcianoLocal Health Authority - Rome 6, Department of Prevention, Service of Hygiene and Public Health, Rome, Italy.
Donatella VarrentiLocal Health Authority - Rome 6, Department of Prevention, Service of Hygiene and Public Health, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe LiottaDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Leonardo PalombiDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITSaint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The health emergency following the COVID-19 pandemic has seen hospital structures collapse and put in crisis nursing homes and other long-term care facilities worldwide. Our study aims to analyze and comparing the data relating to the infection rate and mortality for COVID-19 in the elderly over 75 living in the long-term care facilities and in the home-dwelling population. Study design: The study adopts a retrospective cohort design and was conducted in Italy, in the Lazio region, in the area of the Local Health Authority (LHA) named "Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 6". Methods: Data were extracted from the COVID-19 surveillance system of the Lazio region. The primary outcome is the SARS-CoV-2 incidence rate in the period between 1 Results: Living in a residential versus a home-dwelling setting was associated with a higher infection rate (OR 5.03, CI 4.67-5.43; p < 0.001). The mortality rate was higher for individuals living in a residential setting (19.3 %, CI 17.1%-21.7 %) than those living at home (13.0 %, CI 11.7%-14.5 %). Conclusions: These findings confirm the high mortality in Long-Term Care Facilities and provide new information on the infection rate. The containment measures adopted in the Long-Term Care Facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, show limited correlation with reduced risk of contagion, but could have created unintended harm for the residents by increasing the social isolation and all other causes of mortality.

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COVID-19Elderly peopleLong term careMortality rateRisk of infection

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