ABSTRACT

Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes is critical for the health of residents who live in these institutions. As a result, broad policies restricting visits to these facilities were put in place internationally. While well meaning, these policies have exacerbated the ongoing social isolation crisis present in long-term care homes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. This perspective highlights the dominant COVID-19 LTC policies from six countries, and proposes five strategies to address or mitigate social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic that can also be applied in a post-pandemic world.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 对长期护理院社会隔离的影响：六个国家的政策和战略视角

摘要

防止 COVID-19 在长期护理院中传播对于居住在这些机构中的居民的健康至关重要。因此，国际上制定了限制访问这些设施的广泛政策。虽然意义重大，但这些政策加剧了 COVID-19 大流行之前长期护理院中持续存在的社会孤立危机。这个观点突出了来自六个国家的主要 COVID-19 LTC 政策，并提出了五种策略来解决或减轻 COVID-19 大流行期间的社会隔离，这些策略也可以应用于大流行后的世界。