期刊
AGE AND AGEING
卷 50, 期 5, 页码 1442-1444出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab101
关键词
care homes; COVID-19; nursing homes; point-of-care testing; older people
资金
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
- British Lung Foundation
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Yorkshire and Humber (YHARC)
- NIHR London In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative
- NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative
- NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative
- Asthma UK
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration-East Midlands (ARC-EM)
Point-of-care tests, particularly using lateral flow devices, have been deployed in care homes to control the spread of COVID-19. However, adherence to these tests is suboptimal and other testing methods, such as point-of-care polymerase chain reaction and automated antigen tests, should be considered. Detailed evaluation of implementation costs and impacts is necessary for the future of testing in care homes.
COVID-19 has devastated care homes. Point-of-care tests (POCTs), mainly using lateral flow devices (LFDs), have been deployed hurriedly without much consideration of their usability or impact on care workflow. Even after the pandemic, POCTs, particularly multiplex tests, may be an important control against spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections in care homes by enabling identification of cases. They should not, however, replace other infection control measures such as barrier methods and quarantine. Adherence to LFDs as implemented among care home staff is suboptimal. Other tests-such as point-of-care polymerase chain reaction and automated antigen tests-would also need to be accommodated into care home workflows to improve adherence. The up-front costs of POCTs are straightforward but additional costs, including staffing preparation and reporting processes and the impacts of false positive and negative tests on absence rates and infection days, are more complex and as yet unquantified. A detailed appraisal is needed as the future of testing in care homes is considered.
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