Strategies to combat COVID-19 in long -term care facilities for older people.

Autor: Novaes HPO; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Oliveira LMS; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Gomes NP; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Santos AA; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Soub J; Centro de Referência Estadual de Atenção à Saúde do Idoso (Creasi). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Duarte MB; Centro de Referência Estadual de Atenção à Saúde do Idoso (Creasi). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Sampaio RDS; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil., Oliva TMM; Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA). Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Revista gaucha de enfermagem [Rev Gaucha Enferm] 2023 Jun 19; Vol. 44, pp. 20210323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 19 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2023.20210323.en
Abstrakt: Objective: To describe the strategies to combat COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities for older people in Bahia state.
Methodology: This is a qualitative study based on documentary analysis of the collection produced by the Intersectoral Committee on Monitoring Long-Term Care for older people in the state of Bahia, from April 2020 to June 2021. Data analysis was based on Bardin's content analysis.
Results: The commission produced seven documents in the period analyzed. Two thematic categories emerged: Intersectoral Networks and Telemonitoring of Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly.
Conclusion: The coordination in an intersector network and the telemonitoring carried out by the Intersector Committee on Monitoring Long-Term Care Facilities were the main strategies to fight COVID-19 in these institutions. The need to implement effective public policies to support long-term care facilities for older people is highlighted.
Databáze: MEDLINE