Hospital infection control best practice: Five essential elements to successfully minimize healthcare-associated COVID-19

Chan, NH; Lee, S.Y.; Cheng, Na; Wong, H.Y.; Lo, Winston

doi:10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100110

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“…Many medical facilities in urban areas have started using ICT to communicate with distant patients [35,36]. Metropolitan areas and hospitals might be best suited to use ICT to effectively prevent infections [37,38]. The lack of healthcare resources and older patients' low familiarity with ICT could deter its usage in rural contexts [39,40], where direct communication with medical professionals is generally required for older patients.…”

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Changes in the Comprehensiveness of Rural Medical Care for Older Japanese Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ohta¹,

Ueno²,

Sano

2021

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Help-seeking behaviors (HSBs) refer to how people use lay and medical care to address their symptoms and diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed older, rural patients’ preferences and experiences regarding HSBs, thereby, affecting the comprehensiveness of medical support for communities. This study identified changes in the comprehensiveness of medical care for older, rural patients, who are often dependent on others for accessing medical services. This observational study was performed with patients who lived in Unnan City. Patients’ dependency and changes in comprehensiveness of medical services were assessed and calculated. The total usage of medical care decreased from 2018 to 2020 at all medical care levels. The proportion of patients who received comprehensive care was higher in 2020 than in 2018, at all care levels. At care dependent levels 3 to 5, the differences in the proportions were statistically significant. This study illustrates an association between the COVID-19 pandemic and the proportion of comprehensiveness of medical care among older rural patients with a decrease in medical care usage. Moreover, an improved proportion of comprehensiveness of medical care leads to appropriate HSBs. Going forward, HSBs and patient-centered care should be promoted by policy makers.

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Changes in the Comprehensiveness of Rural Medical Care for Older Japanese Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ohta¹,

Ueno²,

Sano

2021

IJERPH

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“…Interestingly, Chan et al. describe five key elements that they introduced in a tertiary centre in Hong Kong that resulted in no nosocomial cases or HCW acquisitions [ 16 ]. One key element focused on staff safety, which they achieved through a combination of staff education and training in the management of COVID-19 cases and the appropriate use and supply of PPE.…”

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