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Rapid review of evidence on impacts of visiting policies in care homes during COVID-19 pandemic, @adelinacohe, @MaxSalKo, @GERONursing, @DrNFarina, @HDEMCOP, @LorenzKH & @leefay_low
Short thread with key findings: https://twitter.com/LTCcovid/status/1322975454228348930
Short thread with key findings: https://twitter.com/LTCcovid/status/1322975454228348930
We found no scientific evidence that visitors to care homes introduced COVID-19 infections, however during the peak of the pandemic most countries did not allow visiting and there are some anecdotal reports attributing infections to visitors before restrictions (1)
There is increasing evidence that care home residents experienced greater depression and loneliness and demonstrated more behavioural disturbance during the period that included visitor bans.
There is evidence of substantial care provision by unpaid carers and volunteers in care homes prior to the pandemic, hence visiting restrictions may have resulted in reductions in quality of care or additional tasks for care home staff.
Article is here: https://ltccovid.org/2020/11/01/pre-print-rapid-review-of-the-evidence-on-impacts-of-visiting-policies-in-care-homes-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Article is here: https://ltccovid.org/2020/11/01/pre-print-rapid-review-of-the-evidence-on-impacts-of-visiting-policies-in-care-homes-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
