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The role of primary health care in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries : A retrospective descriptive study (Eurodata study)

Guisado-Clavero, Marina ; Ares-Blanco, Sara ; Serafini, Alice ; Del Rio, Lourdes Ramos ; Larrondo, Ileana Gefaell ; Fitzgerald, Louise ; Vinker, Shlomo ; Van Pottebergh, Gijs ; Valtonen, Kirsi and Vaes, Bert , et al. (2023) In Primary Health Care Research and Development 24.
Abstract

Background and aim: Primary health care (PHC) supported long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in attending COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study is to describe the role of PHC in LTCFs in Europe during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study from 30 European countries using data from September 2020 collected with an ad hoc semi-structured questionnaire. Related variables are SARS-CoV-2 testing, contact tracing, follow-up, additional testing, and patient care. Results: Twenty-six out of the 30 European countries had PHC involvement in LTCFs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PHC participated in initial medical care in 22 countries, while, in 15, PHC was responsible for SARS-CoV-2 test along with other... (More)

Background and aim: Primary health care (PHC) supported long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in attending COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study is to describe the role of PHC in LTCFs in Europe during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study from 30 European countries using data from September 2020 collected with an ad hoc semi-structured questionnaire. Related variables are SARS-CoV-2 testing, contact tracing, follow-up, additional testing, and patient care. Results: Twenty-six out of the 30 European countries had PHC involvement in LTCFs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PHC participated in initial medical care in 22 countries, while, in 15, PHC was responsible for SARS-CoV-2 test along with other institutions. Supervision of individuals in isolation was carried out mostly by LTCF staff, but physical examination or symptom's follow-up was performed mainly by PHC. Conclusion: PHC has participated in COVID-19 pandemic assistance in LTCFs in coordination with LTCF staff, public health officers, and hospitals.

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COVID-19, long-term care facility, nursing home, primary health care
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Primary Health Care Research and Development
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24
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e60
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Cambridge University Press
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1463-4236
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10.1017/S1463423623000312
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press.
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background and aim: Primary health care (PHC) supported long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in attending COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study is to describe the role of PHC in LTCFs in Europe during the early phase of the pandemic. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study from 30 European countries using data from September 2020 collected with an ad hoc semi-structured questionnaire. Related variables are SARS-CoV-2 testing, contact tracing, follow-up, additional testing, and patient care. Results: Twenty-six out of the 30 European countries had PHC involvement in LTCFs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PHC participated in initial medical care in 22 countries, while, in 15, PHC was responsible for SARS-CoV-2 test along with other institutions. Supervision of individuals in isolation was carried out mostly by LTCF staff, but physical examination or symptom's follow-up was performed mainly by PHC. Conclusion: PHC has participated in COVID-19 pandemic assistance in LTCFs in coordination with LTCF staff, public health officers, and hospitals.</p>}},
  author       = {{Guisado-Clavero, Marina and Ares-Blanco, Sara and Serafini, Alice and Del Rio, Lourdes Ramos and Larrondo, Ileana Gefaell and Fitzgerald, Louise and Vinker, Shlomo and Van Pottebergh, Gijs and Valtonen, Kirsi and Vaes, Bert and Yilmaz, Canan Tuz and Torzsa, Péter and Tilli, Paula and Sentker, Theresa and Seifert, Bohumil and Saurek-Aleksandrovska, Natalija and Sattler, Martin and Petricek, Goranka and Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando and Petek, Davorina and Perjés, Ábel and López, Naldy Parodi and Neves, Ana Luisa and Murauskienė, Liubovė and Lingner, Heidrun and Nessler, Katarzyna and Heleno, Bruno and Krztoń-Królewiecka, Anna and Kostić, Milena and Korkmaz, Büsra Çimen and Knežević, Snežana and Kirkovski, Aleksandar and Karathanos, Vasilis Trifon and Jandrić-Kočić, Marijana and Ivanna, Shushman and Li, O. and Hoffmann, Kathryn and Hanževački, Miroslav and Gómez-Johansson, Mila and Gjorgjievski, Dragan and Domeyer, Philippe Richard J. and Peña, Maryher Delphin and Divjak, Asja C¨osić and Busneag, Iliana Carmen and Brutskaya-Stempkovskaya, Elena and Bayen, Sabine and Bakola, Maria and Adler, Limor and Assenova, Radost and Astier-Peña, María Pilar and Gómez Bravo, Raquel}},
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  keywords     = {{COVID-19; long-term care facility; nursing home; primary health care}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  series       = {{Primary Health Care Research and Development}},
  title        = {{The role of primary health care in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 30 European countries : A retrospective descriptive study (Eurodata study)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1463423623000312}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/S1463423623000312}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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