A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes

A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on elderly patients, and thus, adequate treatment plans are essential. This qualitative report provides recommendations for the supportive care and treatment of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with COVID-19. A t...

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Main Author: Christina Eleftheriades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-02-01
Series:South African Family Practice
Subjects:
family medicine
covid-19
frail care
transitional care
geriatrics
Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222
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spelling doaj-e1470c3c1bde4e8aaaf071d222c653ed2021-02-11T10:05:24ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042021-02-01631e1e510.4102/safp.v63i1.52224115A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homesChristina Eleftheriades0Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on elderly patients, and thus, adequate treatment plans are essential. This qualitative report provides recommendations for the supportive care and treatment of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with COVID-19. A treatment protocol was developed in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in an LTCF based in Johannesburg and was implemented over a 3-month period.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222family medicinecovid-19frail caretransitional caregeriatrics
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South African Family Practice
family medicine
covid-19
frail care
transitional care
geriatrics
author_facet Christina Eleftheriades
author_sort Christina Eleftheriades
title A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
title_short A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
title_full A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
title_fullStr A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
title_full_unstemmed A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
title_sort recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in south african old age homes
publisher AOSIS
series South African Family Practice
issn 2078-6190
2078-6204
publishDate 2021-02-01
description The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on elderly patients, and thus, adequate treatment plans are essential. This qualitative report provides recommendations for the supportive care and treatment of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with COVID-19. A treatment protocol was developed in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in an LTCF based in Johannesburg and was implemented over a 3-month period.
topic family medicine
covid-19
frail care
transitional care
geriatrics
url https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222
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