COVID-19: transmission in care homes and domiciliary care
These rapid reviews aim to identify and examine evidence on the transmission of COVID-19 within care homes and domiciliary care.
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These evidence reviews were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic by the COVID-19 rapid evidence service and were initially published on another website. Their content has not changed from their initial publication. Some reviews were published before October 2021 by Public Health England (PHE).
Four rapid reviews aimed to identify and examine evidence on the transmission of COVID-19 within care homes and domiciliary care:
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The first review searched up to 13 May 2020 for studies that examined the effectiveness of restricting staff movements or cohorting residents, for reducing the spread of COVID-19 in care homes. It was initially published by PHE on 15 May 2020 and included 5 studies reporting on 3 COVID-19 outbreaks in North America.
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The second review searched up to 2 June 2020 for studies that examined the risk of transmission of COVID-19 when delivering domiciliary care, and how effective interventions that aimed to minimise that risk were. It was initially published by PHE on 29 June 2020, but no studies matching the inclusion criteria were found, so no evidence could be presented.
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The third review searched up to 31 August 2020 for studies that examined factors associated with COVID-19 in care homes and domiciliary care, and interventions to minimise the extent of COVID-19. The review, initially published by PHE on 28 October 2020, included:
- 13 studies examining factors associated with COVID-19 in care homes
- 9 studies examining the effectiveness of interventions to reduce the transmission of COVID-19
4. The fourth review searched up to 8 July 2021 for studies that examined interventions to reduce COVID-19 transmission in adult social care settings. It was initially made available on request by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in 2021 and included 14 studies.