November 12, 2020

Risk Factors for Mortality of Residents in Nursing Homes with Covid-19 a Retrospective Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

• [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] In a retrospective study of 167 nursing homes providing long-term care in Spain, the risk of COVID-19 related death was greater in facilities with a higher percentage of complex patients or advanced diseases, lower capacity for implementing preventive measures, and in districts with higher incidence of COVID-19. A higher population density in the catchment area was protective, which may be due to lack of access to critical emergency care in rural areas.

Suner et al. (Nov 10, 2020). Risk Factors for Mortality of Residents in Nursing Homes with Covid-19 a Retrospective Cohort Study. Pre-print downloaded Nov 12 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.09.20228171