scholarly journals Spread of ceftriaxone non-susceptible pneumococci in South Korea: Long-term care facilities as a potential reservoir

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0210520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Joo Choi ◽  
Ji Yun Noh ◽  
Hee Jin Cheong ◽  
Woo Joo Kim ◽  
Min Ja Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Potential Reservoir

scholarly journals Feasibility of a Mobile Meal Assistance Program for Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care Facilities in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 2019-2029
Author(s):  
Dukyoo Jung ◽  
Jennie C De Gagne ◽  
Minkyung Lee ◽  
Hyesoon Lee ◽  
Kyuri Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Direct Care Workers ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Care Facilities

Nurses' Views on Infection Control in Long-Term Care Facilities in South Korea: A Focus Group Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Young Lee ◽  
Min-Hye Lee ◽  
Seong-Hyeon Lee ◽  
Yeon-Hwan Park
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Current State of Speech and Language Therapy in Long-Term Care Facilities in South Korea

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-580
Author(s):  
Jung Jin Cho ◽  
Deog Young Kim ◽  
Chung Mo Nam ◽  
HyangHee Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Current State ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Nationwide Results of COVID-19 Contact Tracing in South Korea: Individual Participant Data From an Epidemiological Survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Won Lee ◽  
Woon Tak Yuh ◽  
Jee Myung Yang ◽  
Yoon-Sik Cho ◽  
In Kyung Yoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Percentage Difference ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

BACKGROUND Evidence regarding the effectiveness of contact tracing of COVID-19 and the related social distancing is limited and inconclusive. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in South Korea and evaluate whether a social distancing campaign is effective in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. METHODS We used contract tracing data to investigate the epidemic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in South Korea and evaluate whether a social distancing campaign was effective in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. We calculated the mortality rate for COVID-19 by infection type (cluster vs noncluster) and tested whether new confirmed COVID-19 trends changed after a social distancing campaign. RESULTS There were 2537 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who completed the epidemiologic survey: 1305 (51.4%) cluster cases and 1232 (48.6%) noncluster cases. The mortality rate was significantly higher in cluster cases linked to medical facilities (11/143, 7.70% vs 5/1232, 0.41%; adjusted percentage difference 7.99%; 95% CI 5.83 to 10.14) and long-term care facilities (19/221, 8.60% vs 5/1232, 0.41%; adjusted percentage difference 7.56%; 95% CI 5.66 to 9.47) than in noncluster cases. The change in trends of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases before and after the social distancing campaign was significantly negative in the entire cohort (adjusted trend difference –2.28; 95% CI –3.88 to –0.68) and the cluster infection group (adjusted trend difference –0.96; 95% CI –1.83 to –0.09). CONCLUSIONS In a nationwide contact tracing study in South Korea, COVID-19 linked to medical and long-term care facilities significantly increased the risk of mortality compared to noncluster COVID-19. A social distancing campaign decreased the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea and differentially affected cluster infections of SARS-CoV-2.

scholarly journals Perspectives of Non-Pharmacy Professionals in Long-Term Care Facilities on Pharmacist-Involved Medication Management in South Korea: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arim Kwak ◽  
Euni Lee ◽  
Jung Mi Oh ◽  
Eunhee Ji ◽  
Kyungim Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

Despite a rapid increase in both the number of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and their residents in recent years, the concept of pharmacist-involved medication management is relatively new in South Korea. The objective of this study was to identify the perspectives of non-pharmacy professionals regarding the development of pharmacist-involved medication management in LTCFs. Employing a snowball sampling strategy, this study relied on semi-structured, one-on-one, in-depth interviews with twelve non-pharmacy professionals in LTCFs. The inductive thematic analysis and the constant comparative method were employed for the analysis. Participants revealed the need for pharmacist-involved medication management systems in LTCFs at the intrinsic and environmental levels. Through pharmacist-involved medication management, participants desired “medication review/reconciliation” and “pharmaceutical education/counseling”. The barriers to be overcome included “the authorization of pharmacists’ roles”, “the financial stability of LTCFs”, “role awareness among coworkers”, and “the professional development of pharmacists”. In this study, we advanced our understanding of non-pharmacy professionals’ perceptions of pharmacist-involved medication management in LTCFs. The results of this study can be applied in other Asian countries where the development of pharmacist-involved medication management for the institutionalized elderly is relatively new.

scholarly journals Clonal Dissemination and mupA Gene Polymorphism of Mupirocin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Long-Term-Care Facilities in South Korea

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 5319-5319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Il Yoo ◽  
Eun Shim Shin ◽  
Jeong Ok Cha ◽  
Jeom Kyu Lee ◽  
Young Hee Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Gene Polymorphism ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities
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