COVID-19: Association between increase of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia during lockdown and caregivers' poor mental health

E Pongan, JM Dorey, C Borg… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: From March 2020, the support and care systems for caregivers and people with
dementia (PWD) were suspended or dramatically changed due to the lockdown during the …

Mental health of people with dementia during COVID-19 pandemic: What have we learned from the first wave?

C Borg, I Rouch, E Pongan, JC Getenet… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: People with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers are populations highly
vulnerable to COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. A better knowledge of the living …

The impact of lockdown during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

A Manini, M Brambilla, L Maggiore, S Pomati… - Neurological …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background During Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian government adopted restrictive
limitations and declared a national lockdown on March 9, which lasted until May 4 and …

Being the family caregiver of a patient with dementia during the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown

M Zucca, V Isella, RD Lorenzo, C Marra… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Family caregivers of patients with dementia are at high risk of stress and
burden, and quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may …

Neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia associated with increased psychological distress in caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic

WV Borelli, MC Augustin… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: The social isolation imposed by COVID-19 pandemic can have a major impact
on the mental health of dementia patients and their caregivers. Objective: We aim to …

Caring for people with dementia under COVID-19 restrictions: A pilot study on family caregivers

E Carbone, R Palumbo, A Di Domenico… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The present pilot study examined to what extent the COVID-19 lockdown
affected the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in people with …

The psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on caregivers of people with dementia

M Altieri, G Santangelo - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Caregivers of people with dementia (pwD) are at risk of depression, anxiety,
and burden. COVID-19 pandemic and government-imposed lockdown as a preventive …

The impact of COVID-19 quarantine on patients with dementia and family caregivers: a nation-wide survey

I Rainero, AC Bruni, C Marra, A Cagnin… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Previous studies showed that quarantine for pandemic diseases is associated
with several psychological and medical effects. The consequences of quarantine for COVID …

Depression, anxiety and sleep alterations in caregivers of persons with dementia after 1-year of COVID-19 pandemic

C Bussè, T Barnini, M Zucca, I Rainero… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Social isolation due to COVID-19 pandemic has an important psychological
impact particularly in persons with dementia and their informal caregivers. Aim To assess …

Effectiveness of a family support intervention on caregiving burden in family of elderly patients with cognitive decline after the COVID-19 lockdown

L Cravello, E Martini, N Viti, C Campanello… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a great impact on
patients with cognitive decline or dementia. The lockdown period may exacerbate …