Strategies Used by Long-Term Care Facilities to Maintain Communication With Essential Care Partners During a Pandemic or Infectious Disease Outbreak

With visitor restrictions implemented in the hope of reducing COVID-19 transmission, long-term care (LTC) facilities have been faced with finding alternative ways to maintain communication with residents’ essential care partners. This report provides a summary of identified literature on communication strategies that have been implemented during a pandemic or infectious outbreak to facilitate communication between […]

Long-Term Care Personal Support Workers’ Resilience and Wellness

Challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased concern for the resilience and wellness of unregulated personal support workers (PSWs) in long-term care facilities. This report summarizes identified literature on interventions that have been implemented to improve the well-being of unregulated PSWs. Link to Report Long-Term Care Personal Support Workers’ Resilience and Wellness

COVID-19 Impact on Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment

This report provides an overview of the evidence regarding the impact of COVID-19 and related restrictions on intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. The report also includes information on risk factors for violence, access to support for those at risk, and measures to mitigate the risk of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment during this […]

Quick Start: Public Health Interventions for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Schools: Guidelines

These citations related to public health interventions and prevention of COVID-19 in schools are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching, or to help frame questions or issues. Overall, three evidence-based guidelines were identified. If you would like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or via our requests […]

Synopsis for the Resumption of Colorectal and Cervical Cancer Screening during the Covid-19 pandemic

Non-urgent cancer treatment procedures were delayed or postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is considerable concern that when screening programs do resume, there may be a backlog of screen-positive patients who may be diagnosed at more advanced stages. CADTH undertook a literature search of scientific evidence, clinical guidelines, recommendations, national standards, and […]

Synopsis of Reference Search Results for Topics in Long-Term Care

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for those living and working in long-term care (LTC) facilities. There has been uncertainty related to managing visitors to LTC, the psychological and social impact of isolation for LTC residents, and how best to support LTC staff during this pandemic. To help support health care decision-makers facing these issues, […]

Temperature, Humidity, and COVID-19: Evidence

These citations related to weather and COVID-19 infection are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching, or to help frame questions or issues.If you would like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or our requests page. Link to Report Temperature, Humidity, and COVID-19: Evidence  

Quick Start: Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures

These citations related to aerosol generating medical procedures are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching, or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures  

Quick Start: Pandemic Staffing Allocation

These citations related to pandemic staffing allocation are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching, or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Pandemic Staffing Allocation

Quick Start: Mobile COVID-19 Testing in Industry

These citations related to mobile testing in industry are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Mobile COVID-19 Testing in Industry

Quick Start: Simulators for Expansion of Acute Care for COVID-19

These citations related to simulators for the expansion of acute care for COVID-19 are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Simulators for […]

Quick Start: Re-establishing Health Services in Indigenous Communities

These citations related to re-establishing health services in indigenous communities are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Re-establishing Health Services in […]

Quick Start: Moral Distress in Health Care Workers

These citations related to moral distress in health care workers are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page Link to Report Quick Start: Moral Distress in Health […]

Quick Start: Laboratory Services and COVID-19

These citations related to laboratory services and COVID-19 are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page Link to Report Quick Start: Laboratory Services and COVID-19

Quick Start: Radiology Services and COVID-19

These citations related to radiology services and COVID-19 are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Radiology Services and COVID-19

Quick Start: Resumption of Surgical Services

These citations related to resumption of surgical services are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to enable more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH by email or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Resumption of Surgical Services

Quick Start: Pulmonary Auscultation Without Touching or Contamination

These citations related to pulmonary auscultation without touching or contamination are intended to provide a preliminary quick start to more comprehensive searching or to help frame questions or issues. If you’d like to know more, please contact CADTH via our email address or our requests page. Link to Report Quick Start: Pulmonary Auscultation Without Touching […]