Impact of vaccination on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in north-east Italy nursing homes. A propensity score and risk analysis.

Background: In the Veneto Region, 421,000 coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) cases and 11,000 deaths have been reported since 21 February 2020. The pandemic spread particularly in nursing homes (NH).

Objective: This study estimated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection among NH residents, focusing on the risk of hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19 compared with the general older population.

Causes of mortality in a large population-based cohort of psychiatric patients in Southern Europe.

The World Health Organization considers excess morbidity and mortality among people with mental disorders as a high public health priority. This study aims to estimate the mortality risk and causes of death among a large population-based cohort of psychiatric patients. All residents in Veneto (Northeastern Italy) aged between 18 and 84 years with a contact with Community Mental Health Centers in 2008 and a psychiatric diagnosis (n = 54,350) were followed-up for 10 years.

Overall mortality and causes of death in newly admitted nursing home residents.

Background: In spite of a rapidly ageing population, there is a lack of population-based data on mortality among nursing home residents in Southern Europe.

Aims: To assess mortality rates, their determinants, and causes of death in newly admitted nursing home residents in the Veneto region (northeastern Italy).

Methods: 19,392 subjects aged ≥ 65 years admitted to regional nursing homes during 2015-2017 were recruited in a cohort mortality study based on linked health records.