Adverse Events in Italian Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Epidemic: A National Survey

Adverse Events in Italian Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Epidemic: A National Survey

Older people living in nursing homes (NHs) are particularly vulnerable in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, due to the high prevalence of chronic diseases and disabilities (e.g., dementia). The phenomenon of adverse events (AEs), intended as any harm or injury resulting from medical care or to the fail...

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Main Authors: Flavia L. Lombardo, Emanuela Salvi, Eleonora Lacorte, Paola Piscopo, Flavia Mayer, Antonio Ancidoni, Giulia Remoli, Guido Bellomo, Gilda Losito, Fortunato D’Ancona, Marco Canevelli, Graziano Onder, Nicola Vanacore, The Italian National Institute of Health Nursing Home Study Group, Ilaria Bacigalupo, Luigi Bertinato, Patrizia Carbonari, Maria Grazia Carella, Annamaria Confaloni, Alessio Crestini, Carla Faralli, Simone Fiaccavento, Silvia Francisci, Cinzia Lo Noce, Paola Luzi, Tania Lopez, Maria Masocco, Monica Mazzola, Ilaria Palazzesi, Luana Penna, Daniela Pierannunzio, Maria Cristina Porrello, Giulia Scaravelli, Andrea Siddu, Sabrina Sipone, Lucia Speziale, Andrea Tavilla, Mauro Palma, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Daniela Accorgi, Catia Bedosti, Gabriella Carraro, Maria Mongardi, Gianluca Ferrari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
dementia
adverse events
nursing homes
Long-Term Care Facilities
COVID-19
public health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.578465/full

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