Social contact patterns among employees in U.S. long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, December 2020 to June 2021

BMC Research Notes

Research Note

Benjamin A. Lopman¹  Moses C. Kiti¹  Seth Zissette¹  Brady W. Bennett¹  Scott K. Fridkin¹  Kristin N. Nelson¹  Theodore M. Johnson II¹  Carly Adams¹  Alana Zelaya¹  Joseph T. Kellogg¹  Carol Y. Liu¹  Pam Clayton²  Saad B. Omer³ 

[1] Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA;Georgia Health Care Association, Atlanta, GA, USA;Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA;

关键词: COVID-19;    Long-term care facilities;    Social contacts;    Infection control;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-023-06563-0

 received in 2023-02-20, accepted in 2023-10-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveWe measured contact patterns using social contact diaries for 157 U.S. long-term care facility employees from December 2020 - June 2021. These data are crucial for analyzing mathematical transmission models and for informing healthcare setting infection control policy.ResultsThe median number of daily contacts was 10 (IQR 8–11). Household contacts were more likely partially masked than fully masked, more likely to involve physical contact, and longer in duration compared to facility contacts.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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