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 …

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 …

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 …

The COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by the spouses of home-dwelling people with dementia–a qualitative study

AMM Rokstad, J Røsvik, M Fossberg, S Eriksen - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Worldwide, restrictive measures have been taken to manage the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing and self-isolation have considerably affected the …

COVID‐19 and dementia: experience from six European countries

A Burns, A Lobo, M Olde Rikkert… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) have been well documented across
the world with an appreciation that older people and in particular those with dementia have …

Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study

A Messina, M Lattanzi, E Albanese, M Fiordelli - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background There is sparse evidence on the impact on vulnerable populations of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of our study was to explore burden and mental wellbeing …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of coronavirus disease on persons with dementia and their caregivers: an audit study

ZY Koh, F Law, J Chew, N Ali… - Annals of geriatric …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Letter to the Editor pISSN 2508-4798 eISSN 2508-4909 Ann Geriatr Med Res 2020; 24 (4):
316-320 https://doi. org/10.4235/agmr. 20.0059 clinical audit to evaluate the impact of …

'Going through the Eye of the Storm': The Impact of Covid-19 on the Long-Term Dementia Care Workforce.

A Capstick, G Previdoli, A Barbosa… - Journal of Long-Term …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Context: Official guidance on Covid-19 failed to take account of the prevalence of
dementia among people living in care homes or its implications for implementing infection …

Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people with dementia and their carers: a scoping review

P Masterson-Algar, MC Allen, M Hyde, N Keating… - …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reports on findings of a scoping review aimed to map the published literature
concerning the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people living with …