A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes

South African Family Practice

 
 
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Title A recommended management plan for coronavirus disease 2019–positive geriatric patients based in South African old age homes
 
Creator Eleftheriades, Christina
 
Subject — family medicine; COVID-19; frail care; transitional care; geriatrics
Description The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on elderly patients, and thus, adequate treatment plans are essential. This qualitative report provides recommendations for the supportive care and treatment of residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with COVID-19. A treatment protocol was developed in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in an LTCF based in Johannesburg and was implemented over a 3-month period.
 
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Date 2021-02-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5222
 
Source South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 1; 5 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190
 
Language eng
 
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https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222/6609 https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222/6608 https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222/6610 https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5222/6607
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2021 Christina Eleftheriades https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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