TY - JOUR
T1 - Covid-19 Vaccination Coverage in Long-Term Institutions for the Elderly
AU - Duarte, Meirelayne Borges
AU - Silva, Gabrielle Oliveira
AU - Barreto, Rafaela Ferreira Schittini
AU - Lloyd-Sherlock, Peter
AU - de Oliveira Novaes, Helena Patáro
AU - Frank, Mônica Hupsel
AU - de Oliva Menezes, Tânia Maria
PY - 2023/8/2
Y1 - 2023/8/2
N2 - Objective: to analyze vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in long-term care institutions for the elderly. Method: cross-sectional study with aggregated data provided by the Intersectoral Monitoring Commission of Long-Term Institutions of Bahia. We included the institutions identified in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with at least one elderly resident (60 years or older) who responded to the vaccination survey conducted between May and July 2021. Results: the sample consisted of 83 establishments, with a predominance of private (50.1%) and philanthropic (32.5%) institutions. Vaccination coverage for COVID-19 reached 94.7% of elderly residents and 75.2% of workers. Conclusion: the study shows high vaccination coverage in elderly residents of these institutions, but lower coverage among workers. Maximizing vaccination coverage among caregivers and residents is essential, due to the extreme vulnerability of the elderly population institutionalized to COVID-19.
AB - Objective: to analyze vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in long-term care institutions for the elderly. Method: cross-sectional study with aggregated data provided by the Intersectoral Monitoring Commission of Long-Term Institutions of Bahia. We included the institutions identified in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with at least one elderly resident (60 years or older) who responded to the vaccination survey conducted between May and July 2021. Results: the sample consisted of 83 establishments, with a predominance of private (50.1%) and philanthropic (32.5%) institutions. Vaccination coverage for COVID-19 reached 94.7% of elderly residents and 75.2% of workers. Conclusion: the study shows high vaccination coverage in elderly residents of these institutions, but lower coverage among workers. Maximizing vaccination coverage among caregivers and residents is essential, due to the extreme vulnerability of the elderly population institutionalized to COVID-19.
KW - Aged
KW - Caregivers
KW - COVID-19
KW - Institution of Long Stay for the Elderly
KW - Vaccination coverage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171465808&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18471/rbe.v37.47366
DO - 10.18471/rbe.v37.47366
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85171465808
SN - 0102-5430
VL - 37
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Revista Baiana de Enfermagem
JF - Revista Baiana de Enfermagem
M1 - 47366
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