Mass testing for discovery and control of COVID-19 outbreaks in adult social care: an observational study and cost-effectiveness analysis of 14 805 care homes in England
PCR and LFD testing was likely an impactful intervention for detecting and controlling COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes in England and cost-effective for preventing COVID-19-related deaths among residents. In future pandemics, testing must be prioritised for care homes, especially if severe illness and death particularly affect older people or individuals with characteristics similar to care home residents, and an efficacious vaccine is unavailable.
Authors
- Lisa J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6523-185X)
- Liberty Cantrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-7641)
- Sumali Bajaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-819X)
- Susan Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5179-5702)
- Prabin Dahal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-846X)
- Tom Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7258-2279)
- Reshania Naidoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3368-0255)
- Rima Shretta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5011-5998)
- Richard Creswell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9491-1897)
- Rachel Hounsell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-4294)
- Ben C. Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-4158)
- Merryn Voysey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6324-6559)
- Kasia Stepniewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-6209)
- Joseph Tsui Lok Hei
- Siyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9418-2527)
- Olumide Kolade
- Ma’ayan Amswych
Institutions
- Princeton University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Princeton Public Schools (US)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Ernst & Young (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Science Oxford (GB)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001376
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Oxford