Influenza outbreaks management in a French psychiatric hospital from 2004 to 2012

Gaspard, Philippe; Mosnier, Anne; Gunther, Dominique; Lochert, Céline; Larocca, Sabrina; Minery, Pascale; Stoll‐Keller, Françoise; Bertrand, Xavier; Talon, D.

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.01.009

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“…1, Table 2). There were six correspondence/point-of-view papers, 21,26,31,33,35 five research papers, 17,23,27,29,30 five reflection papers, 18–20,22,25 two healthcare guidelines 24,34 and one government document. 32 Five papers were from the USA, 19–22,33 three from Canada, 17,30,32 two were global, 24,27 two from France 18,23 two from Italy, 31,34 two from China, 28,35 one from Sierra Leone, 25 one from Taiwan 26 and one from Australia.…”

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“…There were six correspondence/point-of-view papers, 21,26,31,33,35 five research papers, 17,23,27,29,30 five reflection papers, 18–20,22,25 two healthcare guidelines 24,34 and one government document. 32 Five papers were from the USA, 19–22,33 three from Canada, 17,30,32 two were global, 24,27 two from France 18,23 two from Italy, 31,34 two from China, 28,35 one from Sierra Leone, 25 one from Taiwan 26 and one from Australia. 28 Papers covered a wide range of contagions, including COVID-19, 18,21,26–28,31,33–35 HIV, 19,20 influenza, 22,23,29,32 non-specified pandemics, 17,24 Ebola 25 and non-specified infectious diseases.…”

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Adapting practice in mental healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and other contagions: systematic review

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Background During the global COVID-19 pandemic, there has been guidance concerning adaptations that physical healthcare services can implement to aid containment, but there is relatively little guidance for how mental healthcare services should adapt service provision to better support staff and patients, and minimise contagion spread. Aims This systematic review explores service adaptations in mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and other contagions. Method The Allied and Complementary Medicine database (AMED), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO and Web of Science were systematically searched for published studies from database inception to April 2020. Data were extracted focusing on changes to mental health services during contagion outbreaks. Data were analysed with thematic analysis. Results Nineteen papers were included: six correspondence/point-of-view papers, five research papers, five reflection papers, two healthcare guideline documents and one government document. Analysis highlighted four main areas for mental health services to consider during contagion outbreaks: infection control measures to minimise contagion spread, including procedural and practical solutions across different mental health settings; service delivery, including service changes, operational planning and continuity of care; staff well-being (psychological and practical support); and information and communication. Conclusions Mental health services need to consider infection control measures and implement service changes to support continuity of care, and patient and staff well-being. Services also need to ensure they are communicating important information in a clear and accessible manner with their staff and patients, regarding service delivery, contagion symptoms, government guidelines and well-being.

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Adapting practice in mental healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and other contagions: systematic review

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“…For instance, our second patient's presentation of symptoms was severely impaired due to her catatonic state. Thirdly, mental illnesses and psychiatric medications tend to negatively influence patients' capabilities of comprehending and following instructions [26], which is crucial for adequate reporting of symptoms and adhering to preventive measures [28]. Lastly, contrary to patients admitted to general hospital departments, admitted psychiatric patients are often ambulatory, eat meals together, undergo group therapy and interact with one another in close proximity, consequently facilitating the rapid spread of infection.…”

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“…The aforementioned aspects cause psychiatric departments to be at a higher risk for nosocomial outbreaks, thereby reinforcing the notion that the psychiatric population should be considered a high risk group. Nonconventional methods of infection prevention such as having patients use personal protective equipment (PPE) instead of isolation, which were successfully implemented in a French psychiatric hospital during previous influenza outbreaks, should be considered during outbreak management on psychiatric departments in the future [28]. Additionally, more proactive testing, especially when in doubt or when patients are not able to adequately communicate symptoms, broadening disease assessment tools and choosing to isolate patients sooner, should also be considered.…”

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Why psychiatry is different - challenges and difficulties in managing a nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospital care

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Linde

Kenters

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Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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Objective Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was officially declared a pandemic in March 2020. Many cases of COVID-19 are nosocomial, but to the best of our knowledge, no nosocomial outbreaks on psychiatric departments of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported in Europe. The different nature of psychiatry makes outbreak management more difficult. This study determines which psychiatry specific factors contributed to a nosocomial outbreak taking place in a psychiatric department. This will provide possible interventions in future outbreak management. Method A case series describing a nosocomial outbreak in a psychiatric department of an acute care hospital in the Netherlands between March 13, 2020 and April, 14 2020. The outbreak was analyzed by combining data from standardized interviews, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Results The nosocomial outbreak in which 43% of staff of the psychiatric department and 19% of admitted patients were involved, was caused by healthcare worker (HCW)-to-HCW transmissions, as well as patient-to-HCW-to-patient transmission. We identified four aspects associated with the mental health care system which might have made our department more susceptible to an outbreak. Conclusions Infection control measures designed for hospitals are not directly applicable to psychiatric departments. Psychiatric patients should be considered a high-risk group for infectious diseases and customized measures should be designed and implemented. Extra attention for psychiatric departments is necessary during a pandemic as psychiatric HCWs are less familiar with outbreak management. Clear communication and governance is crucial in correctly implementing these measures.

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“…In particular, control measures limited the spread of the influenza virus in units with patients not at high risk of complications. On the other hand, antiviral curative treatment and chemoprophylaxis are essential in units with patients at high risk of complications (Fukuta and Muder, 2013;Gaspard et al, 2014;Mada et al, 2018).…”

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Challenge and strategies of infection control in psychiatric hospitals during biological disasters—From SARS to COVID-19 in Taiwan

Hsu

Chou

et al. 2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre-including this research content-immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active.

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Influenza outbreaks management in a French psychiatric hospital from 2004 to 2012

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Adapting practice in mental healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and other contagions: systematic review

Adapting practice in mental healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and other contagions: systematic review

Why psychiatry is different - challenges and difficulties in managing a nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in hospital care

Challenge and strategies of infection control in psychiatric hospitals during biological disasters—From SARS to COVID-19 in Taiwan

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