Environmental Disinfection in Long-Term Care Facilities—A Scoping Review
Yinan He, Wing Sum Lo, Pak Leung Yuen, Patricia Tai Yin Ching, Eric Po Tung Sze, Kin On Kwok, Margaret Ip, Christopher Koon Chi Lai · 2026
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Description
Yinan He and colleagues scope in 2026 what studies exist on no-touch disinfection machines in long-term care homes, where frail residents catch infections easily and surfaces seed spread. Hospitals have tested ultraviolet robots and peroxide foggers, but care-home data were scattered. Searching five databases under formal scoping rules left just seven qualifying studies, six American and one Australian, spanning one cluster trial and several observational designs.
Interventions ranged from ceiling ultraviolet systems to dry hydrogen peroxide and fogging paired with disinfectant wipes. Several cut surface or airborne microbe loads, yet ultraviolet studies failed to show significant drops in actual infections in the homes studied. Outcomes varied too much to compare cleanly. The authors call the tools promising supplements, not proven replacements, and demand proper trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yinan He, Wing Sum Lo, Pak Leung Yuen, Patricia Tai Yin Ching, Eric Po Tung Sze, Kin On Kwok, Margaret Ip, Christopher Koon Chi Lai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45729 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |