SEeking AnsweRs for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH).
Age Ageing
; 50(2): 335-340, 2021 02 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-766513
ABSTRACT
The care and support of older people residing in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unanticipated uncertainties for staff. In this short report, we present our analyses of the uncertainties of care home managers and staff expressed in a self-formed closed WhatsApp™ discussion group during the first stages of the pandemic in the UK. We categorised their wide-ranging questions to understand what information would address these uncertainties and provide support. We have been able to demonstrate that almost one-third of these uncertainties could have been tackled immediately through timely, responsive and unambiguous fact-based guidance. The other uncertainties require appraisal, synthesis and summary of existing evidence, commissioning or provision of a sector- informed research agenda for medium to long term. The questions represent wider internationally relevant care home pandemic-related uncertainties.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Personnel
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Long-Term Care
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Delivery of Health Care
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Uncertainty
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COVID-19
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Homes for the Aged
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Nursing Homes
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Age Ageing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ageing
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