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Gerokomos
Print version ISSN 1134-928X
Abstract
CALERO-GARCIA, María José; ORTEGA-MARTINEZ, Ana Raquel; GASCON-GRANDE, María Luisa and MARTIN-ROMERO, Mercedes María. Analysis of the response to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 in geriatric residential centers in Andalucía. Gerokomos [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.1, pp.2-8. Epub Sep 25, 2023. ISSN 1134-928X.
The COVID-19 disease has affected more than 163 million people around the world, hitting the elderly population that lived in nursing homes with greater incidence and severity. The elderly population has been the greatest victim, due to advanced age, chronic diseases and the deficit of their immune system, added to the risk of residing in a gerontological center, accounting for 25% of all deaths from COVID-19 in Andalusia.
Objective:
to know the factors that have influenced the geriatric residential environment so that the pandemic situation has had more serious effects on residents.
Methodology:
A quantitative investigation, descriptive observational study, has been carried out, through the completion of a self-administered questionnaire 20 residences of the autonomous community of Andalusia, analyzing what happened from the beginning of the health emergency until March 15, 2021.
Results:
The most remarkable results showed Dependence between the type of isolation, the human resources available and the care model used, with the incidence of the COVID 19 pandemic and the hospital admissions of residents and professionals.
Conclusions:
The need to implement a specific care model focused on the needs of the elderly becomes visible, with the necessary human resources and the correct adaptation of the environment to carry out different types of isolation if necessary.
Keywords : Aged; COVID-19; nursing homes; incidence; adaptations; workforce.
