The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people with mild cognitive impairment/dementia and on their caregivers
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DOI：
10.1002/gps.5457
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发表时间：
2020-11-13
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Sakka, Paraskeui
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作者：
Tsapanou, Angeliki;Papatriantafyllou, John D.;Sakka, Paraskeui
背景新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）于2019年12月首次在中国大陆被发现，并很快蔓延到世界各地，目的当前研究的目的是分析COVID-19大流行对患有轻度认知障碍（MCI）/材料和方法204名照顾者参加了这项研究，完成了关于MCI/痴呆患者和他们自己的自我报告问卷，自2020年2月开始至5月结束的希腊封锁期以来，MCI/痴呆症患者的总体人数显著下降。此外，MCI/痴呆症患者最受影响的领域是：沟通，情绪，运动和遵守新措施。照顾者也报告说，在此期间，他们的心理和身体负担大大增加，在可用的支持sources.Discussion大流行的威胁，以破坏促进MCI/痴呆症和t的人照顾者的身心健康的基本例程。结论需要进一步的措施，以保护和提供支持的人谁遭受和他们的家人。
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.