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- Title
Frequency of Neglect and Its Effect on Mortality in Long-Term Care before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
AKHTAR-DANESH, NOORI; BAUMANN, ANDREA; CREA-ARSENIO, MARY; ANTONIPILLAI, VALENTINA
- Abstract
Neglect of vulnerable adults living in long-term care (LTC) homes has been well documented. It often presents first in the physical symptoms of decubitus ulcers, dehydration and urinary tract infections (UTIs). A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the relationship between neglect and 90-day mortality among LTC residents in Ontario. An index of neglect was created. Of 106,765 residents, more than one-quarter were found to have at least one indicator of neglect: 13.1% had decubitus ulcers, 13.5% had dehydration, 6.2% had a UTI. Residents who exhibited clinical signs of neglect had higher risks of death within 90 days, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; CONFIDENCE intervals; PRESSURE ulcers; URINARY tract infections; AGE distribution; RETROSPECTIVE studies; RISK assessment; ABUSE of older people; DEHYDRATION; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio; STATISTICAL models; LONG-term health care; COVID-19 pandemic; LONGITUDINAL method; COMORBIDITY
- Publication
Healthcare Policy, 2022, Vol 17, p107
- ISSN
1715-6572
- Publication type
Article