scholarly journals Characterization and evolution of infection control practices among SARS-CoV-2 infected healthcare workers of acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities in Quebec, Canada, Spring 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Sara Carazo ◽  
Denis Laliberté ◽  
Jasmin Villeneuve ◽  
Richard Martin ◽  
Pierre Deshaies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Attack Rate ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Exposure Period ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

ABSTRACT Objectives: To estimate the SARS-CoV-2 infection rate and the secondary attack rate among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Quebec, the most affected province of Canada during the first wave; to describe the evolution of work-related exposures and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in infected HCWs; and to compare the exposures and practices between acute care hospitals (ACHs) and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Design: Survey of cases Participants: Quebec HCWs from private and public institutions with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 diagnosed between 1st March and 14th June 2020. HCWs ≥18 years old, having worked during the exposure period and survived their illness were eligible for the survey. Methods: After obtaining consent, 4542 HCWs completed a standardized questionnaire. COVID-19 rates and proportions of exposures and practices were estimated and compared between ACHs and LTCFs. Results: HCWs represented 25% (13,726/54,005) of all reported COVID-19 cases in Quebec and had an 11-times greater rate than non-HCWs. Their secondary household attack rate was 30%. Most affected occupations were healthcare support workers, nurses and nurse assistants, working in LTCFs (45%) and ACHs (30%). Compared to ACHs, HCWs of LTCFs had less training, higher staff mobility between working sites, similar PPE use but better self-reported compliance with at-work physical distancing. Sub-optimal IPC practices declined over time but were still present at the end of the first wave. Conclusion: Quebec HCWs and their families were severely affected during the first wave of COVID-19. Insufficient pandemic preparedness and suboptimal IPC practices likely contributed to high transmission in both LTCFs and ACHs.

scholarly journals Health problems and violence experiences of nurses working in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home-based long-term care in Germany: A systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0260050
Author(s):  
Andrea Schaller ◽  
Teresa Klas ◽  
Madeleine Gernert ◽  
Kathrin Steinbeißer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Care Facilities

Background Working in the nursing sector is accompanied by great physical and mental health burdens. Consequently, it is necessary to develop target-oriented, sustainable profession-specific support and health promotion measures for nurses. Objectives The present review aims to give an overview of existing major health problems and violence experiences of nurses in different settings (acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home-based long-term care) in Germany. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and PubPsych and completed by a manual search upon included studies’ references and health insurance reports. Articles were included if they had been published after 2010 and provided data on health problems or violence experiences of nurses in at least one care setting. Results A total of 29 studies providing data on nurses health problems and/or violence experience were included. Of these, five studies allowed for direct comparison of nurses in the settings. In addition, 14 studies provided data on nursing working in acute care hospitals, ten on nurses working in long-term care facilities, and four studies on home-based long-term care. The studies either conducted a setting-specific approach or provided subgroup data from setting-unspecific studies. The remaining studies did not allow setting-related differentiation of the results. The available results indicate that mental health problems are the highest for nurses in acute care hospitals. Regarding violence experience, nurses working in long-term care facilities appear to be most frequently affected. Conclusion The state of research on setting-specific differences of nurses’ health problems and violence experiences is insufficient. Setting-specific data are necessesary to develop target-group specific and feasible interventions to support the nurses’ health and prevention of violence, as well as dealing with violence experiences of nurses.

scholarly journals Impact and Management of COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in two Acute Care Hospitals and two Associated Long-term Care Centres in Barcelona, Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Maria Montero-Moraga ◽  
Andrea Buron ◽  
Maria Sala ◽  
Paula Santia ◽  
Martina Lupia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Term Care

scholarly journals Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (46) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Suetens ◽  
Katrien Latour ◽  
Tommi Kärki ◽  
Enrico Ricchizzi ◽  
Pete Kinross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Point Prevalence ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Associated

Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) from 2016 to 2017 included 310,755 patients from 1,209 acute care hospitals (ACH) in 28 countries and 117,138 residents from 2,221 long-term care facilities (LTCF) in 23 countries. After national validation, we estimated that 6.5% (cumulative 95% confidence interval (cCI): 5.4–7.8%) patients in ACH and 3.9% (95% cCI: 2.4–6.0%) residents in LTCF had at least one HAI (country-weighted prevalence). On any given day, 98,166 patients (95% cCI: 81,022–117,484) in ACH and 129,940 (95% cCI: 79,570–197,625) residents in LTCF had an HAI. HAI episodes per year were estimated at 8.9 million (95% cCI: 4.6–15.6 million), including 4.5 million (95% cCI: 2.6–7.6 million) in ACH and 4.4 million (95% cCI: 2.0–8.0 million) in LTCF; 3.8 million (95% cCI: 3.1–4.5 million) patients acquired an HAI each year in ACH. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to selected AMR markers was 31.6% in ACH and 28.0% in LTCF. Our study confirmed a high annual number of HAI in healthcare facilities in the EU/EEA and indicated that AMR in HAI in LTCF may have reached the same level as in ACH.

The Care of Irreversible Dementia Sufferers in the Toronto and Peel Regions: Perceptions of Service Providers

1987 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lynne MacFadgen
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
Care Facilities

ABSTRACTIn this study, the system of care for 4907 irreversible dementia (ID) sufferers in Metropolitan Toronto and the Region of Peel was investigated. Mail survey data were compiled from senior administrative personnel (data include observation ratings by clinical and direct service staff) within 41 long-term care facilities, 15 acute care hospitals, and 30 community services. Consistent with the results of other descriptive studies, the findings reveal that: 1) long-term care facilities had the highest average proportion of ID sufferers; 2) the majority of ID sufferers were 75 years and older and predominantly female; and 3) ID sufferers on community service caseloads were less impaired than those in long-term care facilities. The study findings also indicate that the following factors may be important in assessing the care and management of ID sufferers within long-term care facilities and acute care hospitals: type of facility, admission criteria, arrangements for accommodation, number and nature of special programs, extent of inservice training, levels of staffing, and number and nature of family support services. In addition to these variables, the location and size of the catchment area and eligibility criteria may be important factors in similar community service assessments. The findings pertaining to the frequently used inpatient and community resources, additional resources required, and unmet needs of ID sufferers and family are discussed with respect to health care and senior support service planning and implementation within the outlined regions.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Long-Term Care Facilities

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 600-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Kauffman ◽  
Suzanne F. Bradley ◽  
Margaret S. Terpenning
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Early Report ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Care Facilities

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections emerged as a problem in acute-care hospitals in this country in the 1970s. However, as is true of most nosocomial infections, long-term care facilities have not been exempt from those issues that plague acute-care hospitals, and, indeed, bring their own peculiar circumstances to bear on the problem. Infection and colonization with MRSA has been no exception and has evolved as a major infection control issue within long-term care facilities. Aside from an early report of MRSA cultured from patients in a nursing home in Seattle, Washington in 1969, data on MRSA in long-term care facilities have appeared only recently. In spite of the dearth of information, many long-term care facilities established policies relating to MRSA in the early to mid-1980s; often these policies were developed in hopes of excluding MRSA from their facility, and for many reasons often have not helped solve the problems associated with MRSA in long-term care facilities.

scholarly journals Increasing risk of breakthrough COVID-19 in outbreaks with high attack rates in European long-term care facilities, July to October 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (49) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Suetens ◽  
Pete Kinross ◽  
Pilar Gallego Berciano ◽  
Virginia Arroyo Nebreda ◽  
Eline Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attack Rate ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Outbreak Detection ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Adjusted Relative Risk ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Prevention And Control Measures

We collected data from 10 EU/EEA countries on 240 COVID-19 outbreaks occurring from July−October 2021 in long-term care facilities with high vaccination coverage. Among 17,268 residents, 3,832 (22.2%) COVID-19 cases were reported. Median attack rate was 18.9% (country range: 2.8–52.4%), 17.4% of cases were hospitalised, 10.2% died. In fully vaccinated residents, adjusted relative risk for COVID-19 increased with outbreak attack rate. Findings highlight the importance of early outbreak detection and rapid containment through effective infection prevention and control measures.

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