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ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2020

The Protective Impact of Telemedicine on Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Frank Ho-Yin Lai, Elaine Wai-Hung Yan, Kathy Ka-Ying Yu, Wing-Sze Tsui, Daniel Ting-Hoi Chan, Benjamin K Yee

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Article in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05459896 (A Health Apps for Post-Pandemic Years), which is not on this map. Cited by 85 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05459896 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Health Apps for Post-Pandemic Years (HAPPY) for People With Physiological and Psychosocial Distress During the Post-Pandemic Era

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled814ConditionsPhysiological Stress, Psychological Distress, COVID-19 Stress SyndromeArmsPhysical Activity Training, Mindfulness-based Intervention, Energy Conservation Techniques
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Additional interventions for enhancing the quality-of-life of older adults using hearing aids: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  10. Telemedicine and Dementia Care: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021
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  19. Telehealth Access and Use Among Older Adults Post-COVID-19: Heterogenous Effects on Cognitive Functioning.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Frank Ho-Yin LaiDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences (FHYL, DTHC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: frank.hy.lai@polyu.edu.hk.
Elaine Wai-Hung YanOccupational Therapy Department (EWHY), Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Kathy Ka-Ying YuSalvation Army Hong Kong & Macau Command, Tai Po Multi-service Centre for Senior Citizen.
Wing-Sze TsuiWomen's Welfare Club Western District, Hong Kong Chung Hok Elderly Centre, Hong Kong, China.
Daniel Ting-Hoi ChanDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences (FHYL, DTHC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Benjamin K YeeDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences (FHYL, DTHC), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSocial distancing under the COVID-19 pandemic has restricted access to community services for older adults with neurocognitive disorder (NCD) and their caregivers. Telehealth is a viable alternative to face-to-face service delivery. Telephone calls alone, however, may be insufficient. Here, we evaluated whether supplementary telehealth via video-conferencing platforms could bring additional benefits to care-recipient with NCD and their spousal caregivers at home.

participantsSixty older adults NCD-and-caregiver dyads were recruited through an activity center. DESIGN,

interventionThe impact of additional services delivered to both care-recipient and caregiver through video conference (n = 30) was compared with telehealth targeted at caregivers by telephone only (n = 30), over 4 weeks in a pretest-post-test design. Interviews and questionnaires were conducted at baseline and study's end. MEASUREMENTS,

resultsSupplementary telemedicine had averted the deterioration in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment evident in the telephone-only group (η

conclusionTelemedicine by video conference was associated with improved resilience and wellbeing to both people with NCD and their caregivers at home. The benefits were visible already after 4 weeks and unmatched by telephone alone. Video conference as the modus operandi of telehmedicine beyond the context of pandemic-related social distancing should be considered.

Indexed as

Coronavirus InfectionsDementiaPandemicsPneumonia, ViralQuality of LifeVideoconferencingAgedBetacoronavirusCaregiversCOVID-19FemaleHome Care ServicesHong KongHumansIndependent LivingMaleCaregiverCOVID-19 pandemicdementiatelehealth

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PMID32873496
PMCPMC7413846

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