Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review
<p><strong>Context:</strong> Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, tremendous effort has been made to implement innovative practices to address social isolation and loneliness (SIL) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), disproportionally affected by COVID-19. These intervention...
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| author | Idrissa Beogo Nebila Jean-Claude Bationo Stephanie Collin Diane Tapp Jean Ramdé Marie-Pierre Gagnon Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket Drissa Sia |
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| description | <p><strong>Context:</strong> Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, tremendous effort has been made to implement innovative practices to address social isolation and loneliness (SIL) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), disproportionally affected by COVID-19. These interventions have not yet been synthesized. This review intended to gather the current promising best practices (PBPs) implemented in LTCFs to alleviate SIL in older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as during the SARS and H1N1 pandemics, using an intersectional lens.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> An extensive search was done in nine electronic databases. Arksey and O’Malley’s framework was used to format the scoping review. Two independent reviewers screened citations for inclusion, blindly. The selection of articles was conducted blindly by two coauthors. Finally, 16 studies were analyzed out of 9,077 records.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Two main themes of findings arose from this review. They comprised proximal PBPs directly addressing SIL in LTCF residents such as pseudo-contact interventions (e.g., chat from balcony or behind transparent barriers/glasses), remote communication tools (e.g., phone or video chat, voice mail/text messaging), and humanoid robots. Distal PBPs included measures implemented to prevent or mitigate the development of COVID-19, including COVID-19 screening approaches, outbreak preparedness, quarantining approaches for both residents and staff.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This scoping review found varied PBP implemented during the multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as evidence supporting their effectiveness. The contribution of this study is significant as most of the PBP investigated should be prioritized by public policymakers or institutions to provide more satisfactory services to the elderly and their families.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1dbdd4aac48491a9ceb05a4c79862932023-01-04T15:00:30ZengLSE PressJournal of Long-Term Care2516-91222022-12-010202210.31389/jltc.138104Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping ReviewIdrissa Beogo0Nebila Jean-Claude Bationo1Stephanie Collin2Diane Tapp3Jean Ramdé4Marie-Pierre Gagnon5Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket6Drissa Sia7École des sciences infirmières | School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Center of Research and Study for Health, National University Autonomous of Nicaragua, Managua (CIES UNANManagua), Nicaragua; Institut du Savoir Montfort, Ottawa, OntarioFaculté des sciences de l’éducation, Université Laval, Québec, QCÉcole des hautes études publiques, Université de Moncton, Nouveau Brunswick, MonctonFaculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval, Québec, QCFaculté des sciences de l’éducation, Université Laval, Québec, QCFaculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval, Québec, QC; VITAM, Centre de recherche en santé durable Université Laval, Québec, QC; Centre de recherche du centre hospitalier de l’Université Laval (CHU), QuébecDépartement des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, QC; Université de Montréal, Département de gestion, d’évaluation et de politique de santé, Montréal, QuébecDépartement des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, QC; Université de Montréal, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, École de santé publique, Montréal, Québec<p><strong>Context:</strong> Throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, tremendous effort has been made to implement innovative practices to address social isolation and loneliness (SIL) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), disproportionally affected by COVID-19. These interventions have not yet been synthesized. This review intended to gather the current promising best practices (PBPs) implemented in LTCFs to alleviate SIL in older persons during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as during the SARS and H1N1 pandemics, using an intersectional lens.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> An extensive search was done in nine electronic databases. Arksey and O’Malley’s framework was used to format the scoping review. Two independent reviewers screened citations for inclusion, blindly. The selection of articles was conducted blindly by two coauthors. Finally, 16 studies were analyzed out of 9,077 records.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Two main themes of findings arose from this review. They comprised proximal PBPs directly addressing SIL in LTCF residents such as pseudo-contact interventions (e.g., chat from balcony or behind transparent barriers/glasses), remote communication tools (e.g., phone or video chat, voice mail/text messaging), and humanoid robots. Distal PBPs included measures implemented to prevent or mitigate the development of COVID-19, including COVID-19 screening approaches, outbreak preparedness, quarantining approaches for both residents and staff.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This scoping review found varied PBP implemented during the multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as evidence supporting their effectiveness. The contribution of this study is significant as most of the PBP investigated should be prioritized by public policymakers or institutions to provide more satisfactory services to the elderly and their families.</p>https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/138covid-19promising best practicessocial isolation and lonelinesslong-term care facilitiesolder adults |
| spellingShingle | Idrissa Beogo Nebila Jean-Claude Bationo Stephanie Collin Diane Tapp Jean Ramdé Marie-Pierre Gagnon Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket Drissa Sia Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review Journal of Long-Term Care covid-19 promising best practices social isolation and loneliness long-term care facilities older adults |
| title | Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Promising Best Practices Implemented in Long- Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | promising best practices implemented in long term care facilities during the covid 19 pandemic to address social isolation and loneliness a scoping review |
| topic | covid-19 promising best practices social isolation and loneliness long-term care facilities older adults |
| url | https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/138 |
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