TY - JOUR
TI - The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers
AU - Tsapanou, A.
AU - Papatriantafyllou, J.D.
AU - Yiannopoulou, K.
AU - Sali, D.
AU - Kalligerou, F.
AU - Ntanasi, E.
AU - Zoi, P.
AU - Margioti, E.
AU - Kamtsadeli, V.
AU - Hatzopoulou, M.
AU - Koustimpi, M.
AU - Zagka, A.
AU - Papageorgiou, S.G.
AU - Sakka, P.
JO - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
PY - 2021
VL - 36
TODO - 4
SP - 583-587
PB - John Wiley and Sons Ltd
SN - 0885-6230, 1099-1166
TODO - 10.1002/gps.5457
TODO - adult;  aged;  Article;  body movement;  caregiver burden;  coronavirus disease 2019;  dementia;  female;  Greece;  health care availability;  health status;  human;  interpersonal communication;  lockdown;  major clinical study;  male;  mental health;  mental stress;  middle aged;  mild cognitive impairment;  mood;  pandemic;  patient attitude;  patient compliance;  physical stress;  questionnaire;  self report;  social support;  caregiver;  China;  cognitive defect;  communicable disease control;  Coronavirinae;  dementia, Aged;  Caregivers;  China;  Cognitive Dysfunction;  Communicable Disease Control;  Coronavirus;  COVID-19;  Dementia;  Greece;  Humans;  Pandemics;  SARS-CoV-2
TODO - Background: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first detected in Mainland China in December 2019, and soon it spread throughout the world, with multiple physical and psychological consequences across the affected populations. Aims: The aim of the current study was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)/dementia and their caregivers as well. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and four caregivers took part in the study, completing a self-reported questionnaire about the person with MCI/dementia and their own, since the lockdown period which started in February and ended in May of 2020 in Greece. Results: Results indicated a significant overall decline of the people with MCI/dementia. Further, the domains in which people with MCI/dementia were mostly affected were: communication, mood, movement and compliance with the new measures. Caregivers also reported a great increase in their psychological and physical burden during this period, where the available support sources were limited. Discussion: The pandemic threatens to disrupt the basic routines that promote mental and physical health of both people with MCI/dementia and t heir caregivers. Conclusion: Further measures to protect and provide support to people who suffer and their families are needed. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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