Effectiveness of a On-Site Medicalization Program for Nursing Homes with COVID-19 Outbreaks
Bernabeu-Wittel et al.,
Effectiveness of a On-Site Medicalization Program for Nursing Homes with COVID-19 Outbreaks,
J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci., doi:10.1093/gerona/glaa192
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Abstract: EFFECTIVENESS OF A ON-SITE MEDICALIZATION PROGRAM FOR NURSING
HOMES WITH COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
Bernabeu-Wittel M*1,2(MD, PhD), Ternero-Vega JE1, Nieto-Martín MD1 (MD, PhD),
PhD), Rincón-Gómez M1 (MD, PhD), Díaz-Jiménez P1 (MD), Giménez-Miranda L1 (MD),
Lomas-Cabezas JM3 (MD, PhD), Muñoz-García MM4 (MD), Calzón-Fernández S5 (MD,
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PhD), Ollero-Baturone M (MD, PhD)1.
Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Full professor. Department of Medicine. University of Seville
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Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Bermejales Primary Care Center. Primary Care District of Seville, Spain
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Epidemiology and Public Health Department. Primary Care District of Seville, Spain
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*Corresponding author:
Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel
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Internal Medicine Department. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n. 41013 Sevilla, SPAIN.
Phone: (34)955012270
Fax: (34)955012270
E-mail: wittel@cica.es
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Moreno-Gaviño L1 (MD, PhD), Conde-Guzmán C1 (MD, PhD), Delgado-Cuesta J1 (MD,
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Nursing homes are highly vulnerable to the occurrence of COVID-19
outbreaks, which result in high lethality rates. Most of them are not prepared to SARS-CoV-2
METHODS: A coordinated on-site medicalization program (MP) in response to a sizeable
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COVID-19 outbreak in four nursing homes was organized, with the objectives of improving
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survival, offering humanistic palliative care to residents in their natural environment, and
reducing hospital referrals. Ten key processes and interventions were established (provision
of informatics infrastructure, medical equipment, and human resources, universal testing,
separation of 'clean' and 'contaminated' areas, epidemiological surveys, and unified protocols
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stratifying for active or palliative care approach, among others). Main outcomes were a
composite endpoint of survival or optimal palliative care (SOPC), survival, and referral to
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RESULTS: 272 out of 457 (59.5%) residents and 85 out of 320 (26.5%) staff members were
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affected. The SOPC, survival, and referrals to hospital, occurred in 77%, 72.5%, and 29% of
patients diagnosed before MP start, with respect to 97%, 83.7% and 17% of those diagnosed
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during the program, respectively. The SOPC was independently associated to MP (OR=15
[3-81]); and survival in patients stratified to active approach, to the use of any antiviral
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treatment (OR=28 [5-160]). All outbreaks were controlled in 39 [37-42] days.
CONCLUSIONS: A coordinated on-site medicalization program of nursing homes with
COVID-19 outbreaks achieved a higher survival or optimal palliative care rate, and a
reduction in referrals to hospital, thus ensuring rigorous but also humanistic and gentle care
to residents.
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, community-based long-term care, frailty,
multimorbidities
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