A Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Residents in 12 OECD Countries

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.039

. 2020 Nov;21(11):1572-1574.e3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.039. Epub 2020 Sep 12.

A Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Residents in 12 OECD Countries

Edgardo R Sepulveda¹, Nathan M Stall², Samir K Sinha³

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¹ National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: samir.sinha@sinaihealthsystem.ca.

PMID: 33138940
PMCID: PMC7486852
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.039

A Comparison of COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Residents in 12 OECD Countries

Edgardo R Sepulveda et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;21(11):1572-1574.e3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.039. Epub 2020 Sep 12.

Authors

Edgardo R Sepulveda¹, Nathan M Stall², Samir K Sinha³

Affiliations

¹ National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Toronto, ON, Canada; Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ National Institute on Ageing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: samir.sinha@sinaihealthsystem.ca.

PMID: 33138940
PMCID: PMC7486852
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.08.039

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COVID-19 mortality rates and ratios for LTC home residents and community-dwelling persons. Estimates for 12 OECD countries; deaths per 1000 of specific population.

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[1] Ouslander J.G., Grabowski D.C. COVID-19 in nursing homes: Calming the perfect storm. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16784 [Epub ahead of print]. J Am Geriatr Soc. - DOI - PubMed

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[8] D'Adamo H., Yoshikawa T., Ouslander J.G. Coronavirus disease 2019 in geriatrics and long-term care: The ABCDs of COVID-19. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020;68:912–917. - PubMed

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