ArticlePsychiatry research2020
High depression and anxiety in people with Alzheimer's disease living in retirement homes during the covid-19 crisis.
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Do Far-UVC Light Devices Reduce the Incidence of Respiratory Viral Illness in Long-term Care Facilities?
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Dementia and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- [Psychosocial effects of the pandemic on staff and residents of nursing homes as well as their relatives-A systematic review].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Pooled it
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- Psychological status of general population 1 year after the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study based on SCL-90.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
To cope with Covid-19 and limits its spread among residents, retirement homes have prohibited physical contact between residents and families and friend and, in some cases, even between residents or between residents and caregivers. We investigated the effects of measures against Covid-19 on the mental health of participants with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who live in retirement homes in France. We instructed on-site caregivers to assess depression and anxiety in participants with mild AD who live in retirement homes. Fifty-eight participants consented to participate in the study. The participants rated their depression and anxiety during and before the Covid-19 crisis. Participants reported higher depression (p = .005) and anxiety (p = .004) during than before the Covid-19 crisis. These increases can be attributed to the isolation of the residents and/or to the drastic changes in their daily life and care they receive. While, in their effort to prevent infections, retirement homes are forced to physically separate residents from the outside world and to drastically reduce residents' activities, these decisions are likely to come at a cost to residents with AD and their mental health.
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