Poor Ventilation Habits in Nursing Homes Have Favoured a High Number of COVID-19 Infections

Gastón Sanglier-Contreras, Eduardo J. López-Fernández and Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano
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Gastón Sanglier-Contreras: Architecture and Design Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Montepríncipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain
Eduardo J. López-Fernández: Architecture and Design Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Montepríncipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain
Roberto Alonso González-Lezcano: Architecture and Design Department, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Montepríncipe, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-23

Abstract: Residents of nursing homes have been significantly affected by COVID-19 in Spain. The factors that have contributed to the vulnerability of this population are very diverse. In this study, physical agents, chemical pollutants, population density and different capacities of residences were analysed to understand their influence on the number of elderly people who have died in geriatric centres in different autonomous communities (AACCs) of Spain. A statistical analysis was carried out on the variables observed. The results show that many residences with a larger number of deaths were private, with some exceptions. Physical agents and pollutants were found to be determining factors, especially for the communities of Extremadura and Castilla–La Mancha, although the large number of factors involved makes this study complicated. The compromise between air quality and energy efficiency is of great importance, especially when human health is at stake.

Keywords: quality air; epidemiology; data analysis; statistics; nursing homes; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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