Consequences and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients and caregivers in an Austrian memory clinic population one year after pandemic onset

M Defrancesco, EA Deisenhammer… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with high mortality and negative
consequences for patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and their caregivers …

Dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences from clinicians, patients, and caregivers in Switzerland

E Neumann, L Ballmer, O Studhalter… - Gerontology and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the Swiss health care
system, affecting especially vulnerable people, such as patients suffering from dementia …

Position paper of the Austrian Alzheimer Association (Österreichische Alzheimer Gesellschaft, ÖAG): Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria on people with …

M Defrancesco, C Bancher, P Dal-Bianco… - Neuropsychiatrie …, 2020 - europepmc.org
Ältere Menschen sind durch die COVID-19 Pandemie besonders betroffen. Die meisten der
Verstorbenen sind ältere Erwachsene, von denen ein Großteil vorbestehende …

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 …

Emotions, action strategies and expectations of health professionals and people with dementia regarding COVID-19 in different care settings in Switzerland: a mixed …

S Heinrich, I Weissenfels, A Zeller - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background More than 55 million people are currently affected by dementia worldwide and
over 144 thousand in Switzerland. In Swiss nursing homes, 47.6% of the residents had a …

COVID-19 crisis effects on caregiver distress in neurocognitive disorder

P Alexopoulos, R Soldatos… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have mental health
implications for both people with neurocognitive disorder and their caregivers. Objective …

Research survey series shows effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on Alzheimer's community, with especially high stress on caregivers

T Frangiosa, V Biggar, M Comer… - Advances in Geriatric …, 2020 - agmr.hapres.com
The specific objective of the COVID-19 Survey series is to understand the “real time”
burdens and challenges of people living with dementia in this new restrictive environment …

A cohort study of the impact of COVID‐19 on the quality of life of people newly diagnosed with dementia and their family carers

B Hicks, S Read, B Hu, R Wittenberg… - … Research & Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction COVID‐19 has impacted people with dementia and their family carers, yet little
is known about effects on overall quality of life. Methods In a UK cohort study, pre‐and post …

COVID-19 accelerated cognitive decline in elderly patients with pre-existing dementia followed up in an outpatient memory care facility

L Merla, MC Montesi, J Ticali, B Bais… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may affect the cognitive function and
activities of daily living (ADL) of elderly patients. This study aimed to establish the COVID-19 …

The effect of prolonged lockdown due to COVID-19 on Greek demented patients of different stages and on their caregivers

A Tsapanou, P Zoi, F Kalligerou… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: The impact of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is deteriorating as time
passes and the virus keeps spreading, with people with dementia and their caregivers being …