Implementation of a national testing policy in Dutch nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks

Background: To evaluate how a national policy of testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) regardless of symptoms was implemented during outbreaks in Dutch nursing homes in the second wave of the pandemic and to explore barriers and facilitators to serial testing. Methods: We conducted a mixed-method study of nursing homes in the Netherlands with a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak after 15 September 2020. Direct care staff and management from 355 healthcare organizations were invited to participate in a digital survey. A total of 74 out of 355 (20.9%) healthcare organizations... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van den Besselaar, Judith H.
Spaargaren, Marije
Smalbrugge, Martin
Koene, Fleur M. H. P. A.
Termeulen, Loes
Hertogh, Cees M. P. M.
Buurman, Bianca M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: van den Besselaar , J H , Spaargaren , M , Smalbrugge , M , Koene , F M H P A , Termeulen , L , Hertogh , C M P M & Buurman , B M 2022 , ' Implementation of a national testing policy in Dutch nursing homes during SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks ' , Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , vol. 70 , no. 4 , pp. 940-949 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17687
Sprache: Englisch
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