Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan.
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jul;42(7):877-880. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1318. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is used to stratify community need for support during disasters. We evaluated relationships between the SVI and personal protective equipment shortages, COVID-19 caseload, and mortality rates in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In SVI quartile 4, personal protective equipment shortages were 2.3 times those in SNFs in quartile 1; COVID-19 case loads were 1.6 times those of SNFs in quartile 1; and mortality rates in were 1.9 times those of SNFs in SVI quartile 1.
社会脆弱性指数(SVI)用于在灾难期间划分社区对支持的需求。我们评估了 SVI 与个人防护设备短缺、熟练护理设施(SNF)中的 COVID-19 病例数和死亡率之间的关系。在 SVI 四分位数 4 中,个人防护设备短缺是四分位数 1 中 SNF 的 2.3 倍;COVID-19 病例数是四分位数 1 中 SNF 的 1.6 倍;死亡率是四分位数 1 中 SNF 的 1.9 倍。