Risk Factors, Presentation, and Course of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Large, Academic Long-Term Care Facility.
J Am Med Dir Assoc
; 21(10): 1378-1383.e1, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-802898
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in long-stay nursing home residents. DESIGN ANDPARTICIPANTS:
Retrospective cohort study (March 16, 2020 to May 8, 2020).SETTING:
Academic long-term chronic care facility (Boston, MA).PARTICIPANTS:
Long-term care residents.METHODS:
Patient characteristics and clinical symptoms were obtained via electronic medical records and Minimum Data Set. Staff residence was inferred by zip codes. COVID-19 infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing using nasopharyngeal swabs. Residents were followed until discharge from facility, death, or up to 21 days. Risks of COVID-19 infection were modeled by generalized estimating equation to estimate the relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of patient characteristics and staff community of residence.RESULTS:
Overall 146 of 389 (37.5%) long-stay residents tested positive for COVID-19. At the time of positive test, 66 of 146 (45.5%) residents were asymptomatic. In the subsequent illness course, the most common symptom was anorexia (70.8%), followed by delirium (57.6%). During follow-up, 44 (30.1%) of residents with COVID-19 died. Mortality increased with frailty (16.7% in pre-frail, 22.2% in moderately frail, and 50.0% in frail; P < .001). The proportion of residents infected with COVID-19 varied across the long-term care units (range 0%â90.5%). In adjusted models, male sex (RR 1.80, 95% CI 1.07, 3.05), bowel incontinence (RR 1.97, 95% CI 1.10, 3.52), and staff residence remained significant predictors of COVID-19. For every 10% increase in the proportion of staff living in a high prevalence community, the risk of testing positive increased by 6% (95% CI 1.04, 1.08). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Among long-term care residents diagnosed with COVID-19, nearly one-half were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. Predictors of COVID-19 infection included male sex, bowel incontinence, and staff residence in a community with a high burden of COVID-19. Universal testing of patients and staff in communities with high COVID-19 rates is essential to mitigate outbreaks.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Frail Elderly
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Long-Term Care
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Betacoronavirus
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Nursing Homes
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Med Dir Assoc
Journal subject:
History of Medicine
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Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jamda.2020.08.027
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