Reference
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Period
07/2020 - 02/2022
Duration:
19 Months
Funding entity:
National Confederation of Solidarity Institutions (CNIS) and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)
Website
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Abstract:
This study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residential structures for elderly people (ERPI), based on the analysis of sociodemographic, territorial, and organizational factors.
The study used two types of sources. Firstly, official data from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE), provided by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), and information characterizing the ERPI network, as well as epidemiological data, provided by the Strategy and Planning Office of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (GEP-MTSSS) and the Social Security Institute (ISS-IP). Secondly, an online survey was applied to all ERPIs and Long-Term Care and Maintenance Units of the National Network of Integrated Continuing Care (ULDM-RNCCI) in mainland Portugal.
The study presents two main conclusions. The first conclusion is that both the prevalence and lethality of COVID-19 among residents of residential care homes for the elderly are significantly higher than those of the rest of the elderly population – and also compared to residents of long-term care facilities. The second conclusion is that variables related to prevention and response measures – mirror teams; cocoon teams; restriction of movement by prohibiting family visits; availability of personal protective equipment; capacity to create differentiated areas; use of IEFP support programs, among others – do not seem to have had a significant impact on explaining the variation in the occurrence of outbreaks and the variation in prevalence between different institutions.
Partners
Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS)
Union of Portuguese Misericórdias (UMP)
Portuguese Cooperative Confederation (Confecoop)
Association of Homes and Nursing Homes for the Elderly (ALI)
CoLABOR Team:
Daniel Carolo (coordinator)
, Jena Santi,
Pedro Estevão
Results