Open AccessCOVID-19: prevention and future initiative within nursing homes
Author(s) -
Marysia Wrona,
Sławomir Tobis,
Katarzyna WieczorowskaTobis,
Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9801
pISSN - 2353-9798
DOI - 10.20883/medical.e451
Subject(s) - covid-19 , legislature , medicine , government (linguistics) , nursing homes , nursing , pandemic , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , political science , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , law
The high COVID-19 mortality rate in nursing homes in the United States and internationally prompted a comprehensive mini literature review concerning the prevalence, preventative protocol, and proactive initiatives against the highly infectious COVID-19. PubMed articles published between January and June 2020 and data sourced from government ministries of health concerning COVID-19 in nursing homes were used for this review. The prevalence and mortality rate in seven countries were compared. The underlying theme of the articles reviewed addressed four focus areas for the prevention of infectious disease spread: diagnostics, protection of residents in nursing facilities, administration and staff protection, and legislative advocacy. Adaptations and solutions may reduce the current transmission of COVID-19 within nursing homes, as well as in the future.