9 results on '"Borselli, Gilda"'
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2. Efficacy of COVID-19 control measures on post-vaccination outbreak in Italian Long Term Care Facilities: implications for policies
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Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Trevisan, Caterina, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Gareri, Pietro, Fumagalli, Stefano, Mossello, Enrico, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Okoye, Chukwuma, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Del Signore, Stefania, Zia, Gianluca, Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele, Palmieri, Annapina, Fedele, Giorgio, Onder, Graziano, Malara, A, Noale, M, Trevisan, C, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Gareri, P, Fumagalli, S, Mossello, E, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Okoye, C, Bellelli, G, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, Antonelli Incalzi, R, Palmieri, A, Fedele, G, and Onder, G
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COVID-19 vaccination ,pandemic fatigue ,outbreak control measure ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,SARS CoV-2 infection ,Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFS) - Abstract
BackgroundNumerous individual and organizational factors can influence the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs). A range of outbreak control measures are still implemented in most facilities involving administrations, staff, residents and their families. This study aims to evaluate which measure could influence the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection among residents during the period March 2021-June 2022. MethodsWe enrolled 3,272 residents aged >= 60 years. The outbreak control measures adopted to prevent or manage the infection included entry regulations, contact-regulating procedures, and virological surveillance of residents and staff. The association between LTCFs' and participants' characteristics with new cases of COVID-19 infections was analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models. ResultsIn 33.8% of the facilities 261 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported. Among participant characteristics, gender and age were not associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, while having received the vaccine booster dose was protective against infection [Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.34, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.12-0.99, p = 0.048]. In addition, the implementation of protected areas for family visits was associated with a significant reduction of the probability of infections (OR = 0.18, 95% CI 0.03-0.98, p = 0.047). Overall, about 66% of the variability in the probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the observational period may be due to facility structure characteristics and 34% to the participant characteristics. ConclusionsThese data showed that vaccination booster doses and family visit restriction-control are still needed to make the LTCFs safer against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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3. COVID-19 Signs and Symptom Clusters in Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Data from the GeroCovid Observational Study
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Malara, A, Noale, M, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Fumagalli, S, Gareri, P, Mossello, E, Trevisan, C, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Bellelli, G, Okoye, C, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, Incalzi, R, Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Stefania, Zia, Gianluca, Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli, Malara, A, Noale, M, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Fumagalli, S, Gareri, P, Mossello, E, Trevisan, C, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Bellelli, G, Okoye, C, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, Incalzi, R, Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Stefania, Zia, Gianluca, and Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli
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Background: Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents often present asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic features of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed at investigating signs/symptoms, including their clustering on SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality rates associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in LTCF residents. Methods: This is a cohort study of 586 aged ≥ 60 year-old residents at risk of or affected with COVID-19 enrolled in the GeroCovid LTCF network. COVID-19 signs/symptom clusters were identified using cluster analysis. Cluster analyses associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality were evaluated using logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models. Results: Cluster 1 symptoms (delirium, fever, low-grade fever, diarrhea, anorexia, cough, increased respiratory rate, sudden deterioration in health conditions, dyspnea, oxygen saturation, and weakness) affected 39.6% of residents and were associated with PCR swab positivity (OR = 7.21, 95%CI 4.78–10.80; p < 0.001). Cluster 1 symptoms were present in deceased COVID-19 residents. Cluster 2 (increased blood pressure, sphincter incontinence) and cluster 3 (new-onset cognitive impairment) affected 20% and 19.8% of residents, respectively. Cluster 3 symptoms were associated with increased mortality (HR = 5.41, 95%CI 1.56–18.8; p = 0.008), while those of Cluster 2 were not associated with mortality (HR = 0.82, 95%CI 0.26–2.56; p = 730). Conclusions: Our study highlights that delirium, fever, and low-grade fever, alone or in clusters should be considered in identifying and predicting the prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in older LTCF patients.
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- 2022
4. Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study
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Malara, A, Noale, M, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Fumagalli, S, Gareri, P, Mossello, E, Trevisan, C, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Bellelli, G, Okoye, C, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, Antonelli Incalzi, R, Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Susanna, Zia, Gianluca, Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele, Malara, A, Noale, M, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Fumagalli, S, Gareri, P, Mossello, E, Trevisan, C, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Bellelli, G, Okoye, C, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, Antonelli Incalzi, R, Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Susanna, Zia, Gianluca, and Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele
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- 2022
5. Monitoring COVID-19 vaccine use in Italian long term care centers: The GeroCovid VAX study
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Abbatecola, Angela Marie, primary, Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli, additional, Malara, Alba, additional, Palmieri, Annapina, additional, Di Lonardo, Anna, additional, Fedele, Giorgio, additional, Stefanelli, Paola, additional, Borselli, Gilda, additional, Russo, Marcello, additional, Noale, Marianna, additional, Fumagalli, Stefano, additional, Gareri, Pietro, additional, Mossello, Enrico, additional, Trevisan, Caterina, additional, Volpato, Stefano, additional, Monzani, Fabio, additional, Coin, Alessandra, additional, Bellelli, Giuseppe, additional, Okoye, Chukwuma, additional, Del Signore, Susanna, additional, Zia, Gianluca, additional, Bottoni, Elisa, additional, Cafariello, Carmine, additional, and Onder, Graziano, additional
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6. COVID-19 Signs and Symptom Clusters in Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Data from the GeroCovid Observational Study
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Malara, Alba, Noale, Marianna, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Borselli, Gilda, Cafariello, Carmine, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Monzani, Fabio, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Stefania, Zia, Gianluca, Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli, Malara, A, Noale, M, Abbatecola, A, Borselli, G, Cafariello, C, Fumagalli, S, Gareri, P, Mossello, E, Trevisan, C, Volpato, S, Monzani, F, Coin, A, Bellelli, G, Okoye, C, Del Signore, S, Zia, G, and Incalzi, R
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gerocovid observational study ,symptoms cluster ,COVID-19 ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,long term care facilitie ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,long term care facilities - Abstract
Background: Long-term care facility (LTCF) residents often present asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic features of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed at investigating signs/symptoms, including their clustering on SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality rates associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in LTCF residents. Methods: This is a cohort study of 586 aged ≥ 60 year-old residents at risk of or affected with COVID-19 enrolled in the GeroCovid LTCF network. COVID-19 signs/symptom clusters were identified using cluster analysis. Cluster analyses associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality were evaluated using logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard models. Results: Cluster 1 symptoms (delirium, fever, low-grade fever, diarrhea, anorexia, cough, increased respiratory rate, sudden deterioration in health conditions, dyspnea, oxygen saturation, and weakness) affected 39.6% of residents and were associated with PCR swab positivity (OR = 7.21, 95%CI 4.78–10.80; p < 0.001). Cluster 1 symptoms were present in deceased COVID-19 residents. Cluster 2 (increased blood pressure, sphincter incontinence) and cluster 3 (new-onset cognitive impairment) affected 20% and 19.8% of residents, respectively. Cluster 3 symptoms were associated with increased mortality (HR = 5.41, 95%CI 1.56–18.8; p = 0.008), while those of Cluster 2 were not associated with mortality (HR = 0.82, 95%CI 0.26–2.56; p = 730). Conclusions: Our study highlights that delirium, fever, and low-grade fever, alone or in clusters should be considered in identifying and predicting the prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in older LTCF patients.
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- 2022
7. Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study
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Abbatecola, Angela Marie, Addamo, Francesco Raffaele, Andrieri, Domenico, Antognoli, Rachele, Bianchi, Paola, Cafariello, Carmine, Calsolaro, Valeria, Campagna, Francesco Antonio, Capurso, Sebastiano, Carino, Silvia, Castelli, Manuela, Ceretti, Arcangelo, Colombo, Mauro, Crispino, Antonella, Cucunato, Roberta, D'Amico, Ferdinando, Dell'Armi, Annalaura, Ferro, Christian, Fiorillo, Serafina, Gasbarri, Pier Paolo, Granata, Roberta, Grillo, Nadia, Guaita, Antonio, Iarrera, Marilena, Ippolito, Valerio Alex, Malara, Alba, Mancuso, Irene, Marelli, Eleonora, Moneti, Paolo, Monzani, Fabio, Noale, Marianna, Osso, Sara, Perri, Agostino, Perticone, Maria, Romaniello, Carmine, Russo, Marcello, Sgrò, Giovanni, Sirianni, Federica, Spaccaferro, Deborah, Spadea, Fausto, Ursino, Rita, Borselli, Gilda, Fumagalli, Stefano, Gareri, Pietro, Mossello, Enrico, Trevisan, Caterina, Volpato, Stefano, Coin, Alessandra, Bellelli, Giuseppe, Okoye, Chukwuma, Del Signore, Susanna, Zia, Gianluca, and Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele
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- 2022
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8. Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study
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Malara, Alba, primary, Noale, Marianna, additional, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, additional, Borselli, Gilda, additional, Cafariello, Carmine, additional, Fumagalli, Stefano, additional, Gareri, Pietro, additional, Mossello, Enrico, additional, Trevisan, Caterina, additional, Volpato, Stefano, additional, Monzani, Fabio, additional, Coin, Alessandra, additional, Bellelli, Giuseppe, additional, Okoye, Chukwuma, additional, Del Signore, Susanna, additional, Zia, Gianluca, additional, Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele, additional, Addamo, Francesco Raffaele, additional, Andrieri, Domenico, additional, Antognoli, Rachele, additional, Bianchi, Paola, additional, Calsolaro, Valeria, additional, Campagna, Francesco Antonio, additional, Capurso, Sebastiano, additional, Carino, Silvia, additional, Castelli, Manuela, additional, Ceretti, Arcangelo, additional, Colombo, Mauro, additional, Crispino, Antonella, additional, Cucunato, Roberta, additional, D'Amico, Ferdinando, additional, Dell'Armi, Annalaura, additional, Ferro, Christian, additional, Fiorillo, Serafina, additional, Gasbarri, Pier Paolo, additional, Granata, Roberta, additional, Grillo, Nadia, additional, Guaita, Antonio, additional, Iarrera, Marilena, additional, Ippolito, Valerio Alex, additional, Malara, Alba, additional, Mancuso, Irene, additional, Marelli, Eleonora, additional, Moneti, Paolo, additional, Osso, Sara, additional, Perri, Agostino, additional, Perticone, Maria, additional, Romaniello, Carmine, additional, Russo, Marcello, additional, Sgrò, Giovanni, additional, Sirianni, Federica, additional, Spaccaferro, Deborah, additional, Spadea, Fausto, additional, and Ursino, Rita, additional
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9. Efficacy of COVID-19 control measures on post-vaccination outbreak in Italian Long Term Care Facilities: implications for policies.
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Malara A, Noale M, Trevisan C, Abbatecola AM, Borselli G, Cafariello C, Gareri P, Fumagalli S, Mossello E, Volpato S, Monzani F, Coin A, Okoye C, Bellelli G, Del Signore S, Zia G, Antonelli Incalzi R, Palmieri A, Fedele G, and Onder G
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- Humans, Long-Term Care methods, SARS-CoV-2, Policy, Disease Outbreaks prevention & control, Vaccination, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control
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Background: Numerous individual and organizational factors can influence the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs). A range of outbreak control measures are still implemented in most facilities involving administrations, staff, residents and their families. This study aims to evaluate which measure could influence the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection among residents during the period March 2021-June 2022., Methods: We enrolled 3,272 residents aged ≥60 years. The outbreak control measures adopted to prevent or manage the infection included entry regulations, contact-regulating procedures, and virological surveillance of residents and staff. The association between LTCFs' and participants' characteristics with new cases of COVID-19 infections was analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models., Results: In 33.8% of the facilities 261 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported. Among participant characteristics, gender and age were not associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, while having received the vaccine booster dose was protective against infection [Odds Ratio (OR) = 0.34, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.12-0.99, p = 0.048]. In addition, the implementation of protected areas for family visits was associated with a significant reduction of the probability of infections (OR = 0.18, 95% CI 0.03-0.98, p = 0.047). Overall, about 66% of the variability in the probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the observational period may be due to facility structure characteristics and 34% to the participant characteristics., Conclusions: These data showed that vaccination booster doses and family visit restriction-control are still needed to make the LTCFs safer against SARS-CoV-2 infection., Competing Interests: SD was employed by Bluecompanion Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Malara, Noale, Trevisan, Abbatecola, Borselli, Cafariello, Gareri, Fumagalli, Mossello, Volpato, Monzani, Coin, Okoye, Bellelli, Del Signore, Zia, Antonelli Incalzi, Palmieri, Fedele, Onder and The GeroCovid Vax Working Group.)
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