Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections

Residents of nursing homes have been significantly affected by COVID-19 in Spain. The factors that have contributed to the vulnerability of this population are very diverse. In this study, physical agents, chemical pollutants, population density and different capacities of residences were analysed t...

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Autores principales:	Gastón Sanglier-Contreras, Eduardo J. López-Fernández, Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	quality air epidemiology data analysis statistics nursing homes COVID-19 Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dd535859370142ab8eb80b40cf32946a2021-11-11T19:35:31ZPoor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections10.3390/su1321118982071-1050https://doaj.org/article/dd535859370142ab8eb80b40cf32946a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11898https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Residents of nursing homes have been significantly affected by COVID-19 in Spain. The factors that have contributed to the vulnerability of this population are very diverse. In this study, physical agents, chemical pollutants, population density and different capacities of residences were analysed to understand their influence on the number of elderly people who have died in geriatric centres in different autonomous communities (AACCs) of Spain. A statistical analysis was carried out on the variables observed. The results show that many residences with a larger number of deaths were private, with some exceptions. Physical agents and pollutants were found to be determining factors, especially for the communities of Extremadura and Castilla–La Mancha, although the large number of factors involved makes this study complicated. The compromise between air quality and energy efficiency is of great importance, especially when human health is at stake.Gastón Sanglier-ContrerasEduardo J. López-FernándezRoberto Alonso González-LezcanoMDPI AGarticlequality airepidemiologydata analysisstatisticsnursing homesCOVID-19Environmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11898, p 11898 (2021)
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description	Residents of nursing homes have been significantly affected by COVID-19 in Spain. The factors that have contributed to the vulnerability of this population are very diverse. In this study, physical agents, chemical pollutants, population density and different capacities of residences were analysed to understand their influence on the number of elderly people who have died in geriatric centres in different autonomous communities (AACCs) of Spain. A statistical analysis was carried out on the variables observed. The results show that many residences with a larger number of deaths were private, with some exceptions. Physical agents and pollutants were found to be determining factors, especially for the communities of Extremadura and Castilla–La Mancha, although the large number of factors involved makes this study complicated. The compromise between air quality and energy efficiency is of great importance, especially when human health is at stake.
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author	Gastón Sanglier-Contreras Eduardo J. López-Fernández Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano
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title	Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections
title_short	Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections
title_full	Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections
title_fullStr	Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections
title_full_unstemmed	Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections
title_sort	poor ventilation habits in nursing homes have favoured a high number of covid-19 infections
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Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections

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