Non-pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long-term care facilities to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review

CONCLUSIONS: This review provides a comprehensive framework and synthesis of a range of non-pharmacological measures implemented in long-term care facilities. These may prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections and their consequences. However, the certainty of evidence is predominantly low to very low, due to the limited availability of evidence and the design and quality of available studies. Therefore, true effects may be substantially different from those reported here. Overall, more studies producing stronger evidence on the effects of non-pharmacological measures are needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries and on possible unintended consequences of these measures. Future research should explore the reasons behind the paucity of evidence to guide pandemic research priority setting in the future.PMID:34523727 | PMC:PMC8442144 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD015085.pub2

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jan M Stratil Renke L Biallas Jacob Burns Laura Arnold Karin Geffert Angela M Kunzler Ina Monsef Julia Stadelmaier Katharina Wabnitz Tim Litwin Clemens Kreutz Anna Helen Boger Saskia Lindner Ben Verboom Stephan Voss Ani Movsisyan Source Type: research