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ArticleGeriatrics & gerontology international2022

Experts' perception of support for people with dementia and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kana Kazawa, Masahiro Akishita, Manabu Ikeda, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Shinya Ishii

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Article in Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Kana KazawaDepartment of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5303-8542
Masahiro AkishitaDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Manabu IkedaDepartment of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Takeshi IwatsuboDepartment of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinya IshiiDepartment of Medicine for Integrated Approach to Social Inclusion, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

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aimThis study aimed to explore the perceptions of dementia experts on support for people with dementia (PWD) and their families, considering PWD's vulnerability regarding COVID-19 prevention.

methodsA collaborative qualitative study was conducted, involving Hiroshima University, the Japan Geriatrics Society, the Japan Society for Dementia Research, and the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society. An anonymous, self-reported questionnaire survey was sent to dementia experts from 456 medical centers for dementia in Japan. The responses were categorized in a qualitative inductive manner.

resultsA total of 214 experts from 119 centers responded (facility recovery rate: 26.1%). Four core themes emerged from the data analysis. Of these themes, three were related to support for infection prevention and related issues and response to infection: (i) support for continuation of daily life while preventing infection; (ii) support to mitigate the unfavorable effects of infection prevention measures; and (iii) decision-making support and treatment for infected PWD. The remaining theme, (iv) community building for PWD living together, was extracted as a basis for facilitating themes (i) to (iii). Furthermore, in each theme, the roles of medical and long-term care facilities, administration, and the need for community collaboration were identified.

conclusionsDementia experts strongly felt the need not only for short-term support to prevent the spread of infection to PWD and their families during the pandemic, but also for long-term support to enable them to maintain their daily lives and mitigate the impact of infection prevention measures. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 26-31.

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COVID-19DementiaCaregiversHumansPandemicsPerceptionSARS-CoV-2COVID-19dementiainfection controlprevention

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