Cochrane · systematic review · CD015085

Non‐pharmacological measures implemented in the setting of long‐term care facilities to prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and their consequences: a rapid review

Stratil, JM, Biallas, RL, Burns, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
16
current version
GRADE rated
16
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 9 · 56.3%Low 7 · 43.8%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Entry regulation measures

4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of infections
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Probability of contamination of facilities
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of deaths
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse effects
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Contact ‐regulating and transmission ‐reducing measures

3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of infections
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Probability of outbreaks
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of deaths
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Surveillance measures

4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of infections
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Probability of outbreaks
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Number of hospitalisations
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of deaths
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency

Outbreak control measures

3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of infections
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Probability of outbreaks
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of deaths
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Multicomponent measures across multiple intervention domains

2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of infections
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of deaths
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency