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Competing crises: COVID‐19 countermeasures and social isolation among older adults in long‐term care
Charlene H. Chu, Simon Donato‐Woodger, Christopher J. Dainton. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2020-07-09
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
This suggests that if physical distancing measures are extended for months or years until either herd immunity or a vaccination, a shocking proportion of LTC residents are likely to die under a 'new normal' of isolation that few would choose. Social isolation is defined as an objective lack of a social network, relates to loneliness (the subjective, negative experience that results from social isolation), and a lack of meaningful, supportive relationships with family and friends (Hernández-Ascanio et al., 2020). While correlation does not indicate causation, the relationship between social isolation and medical illness suggests that the dangers of social isolation pose a significant counterweight to the threat of COVID-19. LTC facilities must collaborate with residents and families to ideate creative solutions and help them understand the risks associated with each solution, as well as establishing a care plan that is centred on the physical and psychosocial well-being of the resident. The COVID-19 epidemic has upended many assumptions about the safety, health, and well-being of older adults and revealed numerous areas for collaboration, innovation, and improvement.
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Chu, C. H., Donato‐Woodger, S., & Dainton, C. J. (2020). Competing crises: COVID‐19 countermeasures and social isolation among older adults in long‐term care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14467
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Chu CH, Donato‐Woodger S, Dainton CJ. Competing crises: COVID‐19 countermeasures and social isolation among older adults in long‐term care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2020. doi:10.1111/jan.14467. PMID: 32643787.
BibTeX
@article{chu2020-32643787,
author = {Chu, Charlene H. and Donato‐Woodger, Simon and Dainton, Christopher J.},
title = {{Competing crises: COVID‐19 countermeasures and social isolation among older adults in long‐term care}},
journal = {Journal of Advanced Nursing},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1111/jan.14467},
pmid = {32643787},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14467}
}
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Key findings
- This suggests that if physical distancing measures are extended for months or years until either herd immunity or a vaccination, a shocking proportion of LTC residents are likely to die under a 'new normal' of isolation that few would choose.
- Social isolation is defined as an objective lack of a social network, relates to loneliness (the subjective, negative experience that results from social isolation), and a lack of meaningful, supportive relationships with family and friends (Hernández-Ascanio et al., 2020).
- While correlation does not indicate causation, the relationship between social isolation and medical illness suggests that the dangers of social isolation pose a significant counterweight to the threat of COVID-19.
- LTC facilities must collaborate with residents and families to ideate creative solutions and help them understand the risks associated with each solution, as well as establishing a care plan that is centred on the physical and psychosocial well-being of the resident.
- The COVID-19 epidemic has upended many assumptions about the safety, health, and well-being of older adults and revealed numerous areas for collaboration, innovation, and improvement.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 41/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 24 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 41 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Advanced Nursing) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32643787) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 24 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 41 out of 100. |
| Total | 41 / 100 | — |
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