Evaluating Policies to Decrease the Risk of Introducing SARS-CoV-2 Infections to Nursing Home Facilities.
J Appl Gerontol
; 42(7): 1505-1516, 2023 07.
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| ID: mdl-36749786
ABSTRACT
We used an individual-based microsimulation model of North Carolina to determine what facility-level policies would result in the greatest reduction in the number of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 entering the nursing home environment from 12/15/2021 to 1/3/2022 (e.g., Omicron variant surge). On average, there were 14,287 (Credible Interval [CI] 13,477-15,147) daily visitors and 17,168 (CI 16,571-17,768) HCW coming from the community into 426 nursing home facilities. Policies requiring a negative rapid test or vaccinated status for visitors resulted in the greatest reduction in the number of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection entering the nursing home environment with a 29.6% (26.9%-32.0%) and 24.0% (CI 22.2%-25.5%) reduction, respectively. Policies halving visits (21.2% [20.0%-28.2%]), requiring all vaccinated HCW to receive a booster (7.8% [CI 7.4%-8.7%]), and limiting visitation to a primary visitor (6.5% [CI 3.5%-9.7%]) reduced infectious contacts to a lesser degree.
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COVID-19
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
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J Appl Gerontol
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos