ArticleAge and ageing2021
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study.
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- The Global Impact of COVID-19 Control Measures on People With Dementia Living at Home and Their Carers: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Across 27 Countries.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers for access and utilization of dementia care services in Europe: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Psychotropic use for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- The early impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of people living with dementia: part II of a mixed-methods systematic review.Aging & mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Unraveling the complexities: A scoping review of the collateral effects on informal caregivers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Review
- Navigating the coronavirus pandemic two years on: Experiences of carers of people with dementia from the British IDEAL cohort.International journal of care and caring · 2024Article
- Learning experiences from an online QI fellowship programme during COVID-19 - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Physical and mental health of 40,000 older women in England during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021).PloS one · 2024Article
- "I felt like I had been put on the shelf and forgotten about" - lasting lessons about the impact of COVID-19 on people affected by rarer dementias.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Carers' experiences of caring for a friend or family member with dementia during the Covid-19 pandemic.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Editorial: Innovations in dementia and ageing care.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- 'It's just incredible the difference it has made': family carers' experiences of a specialist Lewy body dementia Admiral Nurse service.Age and ageing · 2022Article
- COVID-19 in French nursing homes during the second pandemic wave: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with dementia with and without a smart- clothes assisted home nursing program during the heightened COVID-19 alert.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Exploring the Impacts of COVID-19 Public Health Measures on Community-Dwelling People Living With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: A Longitudinal, Qualitative Study.Journal of family nursing · 2022Article
- Carers using assistive technology in dementia care at home: a mixed methods study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on carers of people with dementia in the community: Findings from the British IDEAL cohort.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2022Article
- "Three Sides to Every Story": Living the Patient, Carer and Staff Experience of COVID.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
- Mental health and self-rated health of older carers during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from England.Aging & mental healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundinformal carers provide the majority of the support for persons with dementia living at home. Restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 have had a profound impact on the daily life of the entire population. This study provides insight into the impact of these restrictions on carers of people with dementia living at home.
designqualitative semi-structured interviews.
participantspurposive sample of carers who provide at least 10 hours of care a week for the person with dementia living at home.
settingUK.
resultstwenty-three carers were interviewed, and thematic analysis identified three main themes-Changes to daily life, impact on carer health and wellbeing and reduced support from health and social support networks. The results highlight the impact of restrictions imposed on daily life and routines due to the pandemic, wellbeing of carers, reduced social support, lack of access to health and care professionals and respite for carers. The restrictions have had negative consequences on carers' wellbeing, and they have experienced difficulties in accessing formal care services and respite care.
conclusioncarers attempt to continue to provide physical, emotional and practical support for persons with dementia in the community throughout the COVID-19 restrictions. To prevent a future carer crisis, carers need better support systems including formal carer services, telecare solutions that work for them and additional support for respite, as the restrictions from this pandemic continue.
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