[Scoping review about the recommendations for home isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic]

Enferm Clin (Engl Ed). 2021 Feb:31:S94-S99. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.05.007. Epub 2020 May 16.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countries on all continents where containment and isolation measures have been systematically applied. This review aims to synthesize the available evidence on the management of home isolation due to COVID-19 infection.

Method: A scoping review has been carried out using the Trip Database, PUBMED, CINAHL, COCHRANE and Scopus controlled language without any limits. From all the documents located, information was extracted on the date of publication, country of publication, type of study, assessment of the level of evidence and degree of recommendation, and results of interest to answer the research question. Critical reading of the selected documents has been carried out, but without using it as an exclusion criterion but rather informative.

Results: 163 records were located and 14 were selected. The recommendations have been grouped into 10 topics around all the daily management of home care.

Conclusions: The scarcity of robust evidence on isolation from COVID-19 infection is objective. Most of the documents are reviews carried out after the consensus of experts at the international level.

Objetivo: La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado a países de todos los continentes, donde se ha aplicado de forma sistemática medidas de confinamiento y aislamiento. El objetivo es sintetizar la evidencia disponible sobre el manejo del aislamiento domiciliario por infección por COVID-19.

Método: Se ha realizado una scoping review consultando mediante lenguaje controlado Trip Database, PUBMED, CINAHL, COCHRANE y Elsevier, sin ningún tipo de límites. De todos los documentos localizados se extrajo información sobre la fecha de publicación, país de publicación, tipo de estudio, valoración del nivel de evidencia y grado de recomendación y resultados de interés para responder a la pregunta de investigación. Se ha realizado una lectura crítica de los documentos seleccionados, pero sin utilizarla como criterio de exclusión sino informativo.

Resultados: Se localizaron 163 registros y se han seleccionado 14. Las recomendaciones se han agrupado en 10 temas alrededor de todo el manejo cotidiano de un cuidado en domicilio.

Conclusiones: Se objetiva la escasez de evidencias consistentes sobre el aislamiento ante la infección de la COVID-19. La mayoría de los documentos son revisiones realizadas tras el consenso de expertos a nivel internacional.

Keywords: COVID-19; Home isolation; Infection control; Patient isolation; Prevention.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • Climatic Processes
  • Cough / prevention & control
  • Disinfectants
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Healthy Lifestyle
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Laundering / methods
  • Masks
  • Pandemics*
  • Patient Isolation / methods*
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Physical Distancing
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Quarantine / methods
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Social Support
  • Time Factors
  • Vulnerable Populations

Substances

  • Disinfectants