Screening for care-dependent older people: a key element in the strategy to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic

• Autores: Parodi, José F., Runzer-Colmenares, Fernando, Navarrete-Mejía, Javier, Pareja-Cruz, Arturo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Horizonte médico
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/1384
• Enlace del recurso: https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/1384
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Aged; Coronavirus infections; Long-term care; Anciano; COVID-19; Cuidados de largo plazo

During the COVID-19 pandemic, older people have been the group with the highest mortality rate, especially those who require long-term care for having lost their functional ability. These people are living at home with their family or in a nursing home. It has been described that older people may develop an oligosymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection or particular symptoms of the disease. Therefore, symptom-based screening is not the most recommended strategy in this scenario. Since it is necessary to detect early cases in the elderly population, this research work analyzes and proposes the best available alternatives for attaining such goal.