AN EMERGENCY STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN BRAZIL

Autor: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, João Bastos Freire Neto, Meirelayne Duarte, Monica Frank, Karla Giacomin, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas, Fabiana da Cunha Saddi, Patrick Alexander Wachholz
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, Vol 15, Pp 1-5 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2447-2123
DOI: 10.5327/Z2447-212320212100030
Popis: This paper presents a novel policy framework to support government responses to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in low and middle-income countries. It focuses on issues that are of specific relevance to Brazilian policy-settings, including examples of its local implementation. The CIAT Framework combines and summarizes broad elements for an emergency strategy to address the potential effects of COVID-19. The 4 steps of the Framework entail policies to coordinate, identify, assess, and target support. Those policies can be applied immediately to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in LTCFs. It is, however, essential to situate these responses within a more comprehensive and permanent strategy. Intersectoral collaboration must evolve into a fully institutionalized system.
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