Τίτλος:
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
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.
Συγγραφείς:
Tsapanou, A.
Papatriantafyllou, J.D.
Yiannopoulou, K.
Sali, D.
Kalligerou, F.
Ntanasi, E.
Zoi, P.
Margioti, E.
Kamtsadeli, V.
Hatzopoulou, M.
Koustimpi, M.
Zagka, A.
Papageorgiou, S.G.
Sakka, P.
Περιοδικό:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Εκδότης:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
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
