The current retrospective study aimed to investigate the association between organizational factors and nursing staff in geriatric hospitals and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidences and deaths using secondary data from governments nationwide in Korea. We used data on the number of COVID-19-confirmed cases and deaths among older adults in geriatric hospitals and nursing staff levels in those hospitals. We found that when the RN level was higher than the sample mean, the number of COVID-19-confirmed cases by geriatric hospital was significantly lower (4.3%; p = 0.05) and the number of deaths by geriatric hospital was marginally significantly lower (1.4%; p = 0.05). This study presented the national description of geriatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of organizational and nursing staff factors. Findings highlight the impact of nursing staff skill mix and number of geriatric hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. It is necessary to allocate a realistic designation of infection control staff and establish a clear standard so infection control activities in geriatric hospitals can proceed systematically. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 16(6), 302-311.].

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影响韩国老年医院患者 COVID-19 发病率和死亡的因素。

当前的回顾性研究旨在利用韩国全国政府的二手数据，调查老年医院的组织因素和护理人员与 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 发病率和死亡之间的关联。我们使用了老年医院中老年人的 COVID-19 确诊病例数和死亡人数以及这些医院的护理人员水平的数据。我们发现，当 RN 水平高于样本均值时，老年医院的 COVID-19 确诊病例数显着降低（4.3%；p = 0.05），并且老年医院的死亡人数也略微显着降低（ 1.4%；p = 0.05）。本研究从组织和护理人员因素方面介绍了 COVID-19 大流行期间全国老年医院的描述。调查结果强调了韩国 COVID-19 大流行期间护理人员技能组合和老年医院数量的影响。有必要对感染控制人员进行现实的配置并建立明确的标准，以便老年医院的感染控制活动能够系统地进行。[老年护理研究，16(6), 302-311.]。