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ArticleThe Gerontologist2022

Addressing Suicide Risk in Patients Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond.

Elena Portacolone, Amy L Byers, Jodi Halpern, Deborah E Barnes

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Article in The Gerontologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Suicide in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elena PortacoloneInstitute for Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2311-3836
Amy L ByersSchool of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jodi HalpernUniversity of California Berkeley-University of California San Francisco Joint Medical Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Deborah E BarnesSchool of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

VARC CoreP30AG044281 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI REBECCA L SUDORE · 2013 to 2026
$19.9M
Understanding how living arrangement affects access to and use of personal care services in community-living older adults with disabilitiesR01AG069147 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PORTACOLONE, ELENA · 2020 to 2024
$4.1M
Living Alone in Older Age with Cognitive ImpairmentK01AG049102 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PORTACOLONE, ELENA · 2015 to 2019
$724k
Access and use of long-term services and supports for older adults living alone with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias from four racial/ethnic groupsR56AG062165 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PORTACOLONE, ELENA · 2018 to 2018
$617k
CSRD Research Career Scientist Award ApplicationIK6CX002386 · VA · VETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO · PI Amy Lynn Byers · 2022 to 2026
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CSRD VA IK6 CX002386NIA NIH HHS K01 AG049102NIA NIH HHS P30 AG044281NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069147NIA NIH HHS R56 AG062165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are progressive illnesses characterized by decline in cognitive function that impairs performing daily activities. People with ADRD are at an increased risk of suicide, especially those who have comorbid mental health conditions, have specific types of ADRD, or have been recently diagnosed. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased the distress of people with ADRD, a population also at increased risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. In this article, we draw on a case study and use the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide to help describe the association between ADRD and suicide risk. Secondly, we call for new strategies to mitigate suicide risk in people living with ADRD during and beyond the current pandemic by using lessons learned from cancer care. Our goal is not to dictate solutions but rather to start the conversation by outlining a framework for future research aimed at preventing death by suicide in people with ADRD. Specifically, we draw on the updated Framework for Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions to reflect on the complexity of the issue and to break it down into achievable parts to reduce the risk of suicidal behavior (ideation, plans, attempts) in those living with ADRD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCOVID-19DementiaSuicide PreventionHumansPandemicsHealth care policyMental healthPhysician–patient communication/relationshipsQuality of careTechnology

Identifiers

PMID35365827
PMCPMC9372890
OpenAlexW4220736373

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