Long-term care facilities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A protocol of a cross-sectional, multi-site, international survey.
Nurs Open
; 9(5): 2506-2517, 2022 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1877663
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To examine the response of long-term care (LTC) residential facilities to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, and the antecedents and outcomes of this response.DESIGN:
A protocol of a cross-sectional survey.METHODS:
Two online questionnaires will be used to collect data from LTC residential facilities' managers and staff worldwide. Collected data include participants' socio-demographic characteristics, facility-related characteristics, facility response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and possible influences of the pandemic on staff, residents, and residents' families. Data collection has started in April 2021. Data analyses will be conducted on the pooled sample and stratified by the type of facility, participants, or country if required. Multi-level regression analysis will be considered to account for participants' data clustering in countries and facilities.RESULTS:
The data collection is ongoing. The findings would guide policy-makers and healthcare organizations to reform their protocols for the best interest of facilities, staff, residents, and residents' families.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Open
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nop2.1264
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