Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Shared measures to contain the SARS-COV-2 wave: a regional experience in Italy to counter the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in elderly care facilities
Dublin Core
Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Shared measures to contain the SARS-COV-2 wave: a regional experience in Italy to counter the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in elderly care facilities
Shared measures to contain the SARS-COV-2 wave: a regional experience in Italy to counter the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in elderly care facilities
Subject
SARS-COV-2 wave, COVID-19 pandemic
Description
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has gone through several phases, worldwide. Italy, before all the other countries, was characterized by a first serious phase, especially in residential healthcare facilities, which host fragile and vulnerable patients. This study aims to evaluate the response capacity of these structures to the SARS-COV-2 emergency, in Sulmona, Italy, a small reality in the Italian province with a higher life expectancy.
Material and Methods: From March to December 2020, we analyzed
the healthcare facilities management models, through drafted checklists oriented to 3 macro-items: work organization, risk management, and occupational health and safety, and in a second phase we checked these measures. We verified the epidemic trend through the direct screening for SARS-COV-2 in operators and patients.
Results: 18 facilities (100%) responded by filling in the checklist; adherence to COVID-19 emergency measures was analyzed. The
average time to return the questionnaires was 5.11 days. 478 patients
and 238 operators were screened for SARS-COV-2. All tested negative
for SARS-COV-2; On that occasion, the described measures in the
checklists were verified. No epidemic outbreaks were recorded in the wards, but a facility was affected by a cluster among the kitchen operators.
Conclusions: the examined facilities showed a good response to the regulatory constraints for the SARS-COV-2 emergency. This study shows the importance of a prevention management model, shared with the control authorities, also in the case of other future pandemics, for the containment of viral spread within healthcare facilities.
Material and Methods: From March to December 2020, we analyzed
the healthcare facilities management models, through drafted checklists oriented to 3 macro-items: work organization, risk management, and occupational health and safety, and in a second phase we checked these measures. We verified the epidemic trend through the direct screening for SARS-COV-2 in operators and patients.
Results: 18 facilities (100%) responded by filling in the checklist; adherence to COVID-19 emergency measures was analyzed. The
average time to return the questionnaires was 5.11 days. 478 patients
and 238 operators were screened for SARS-COV-2. All tested negative
for SARS-COV-2; On that occasion, the described measures in the
checklists were verified. No epidemic outbreaks were recorded in the wards, but a facility was affected by a cluster among the kitchen operators.
Conclusions: the examined facilities showed a good response to the regulatory constraints for the SARS-COV-2 emergency. This study shows the importance of a prevention management model, shared with the control authorities, also in the case of other future pandemics, for the containment of viral spread within healthcare facilities.
Creator
Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Antonio Spacone, Enrica Inglese, Monica Lamberti, Domenico Pompei
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Files
Citation
Elpidio Maria Garzillo, Antonio Spacone, Enrica Inglese, Monica Lamberti, Domenico Pompei, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Shared measures to contain the SARS-COV-2 wave: a regional experience in Italy to counter the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in elderly care facilities,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2341.
Shared measures to contain the SARS-COV-2 wave: a regional experience in Italy to counter the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in elderly care facilities,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2341.