Dementia wellbeing and COVID-19: Review and expert consensus on current research and knowledge gaps.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
; 36(11): 1597-1639, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1233187
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
In response to a commissioned research update on dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UK-based working group, comprising dementia researchers from a range of fields and disciplines, aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on dementia wellbeing and identify priorities for future research.METHODS:
We supplemented a rapid literature search (including unpublished, non-peer reviewed and ongoing studies/reports) on dementia wellbeing in the context of COVID-19 with expert group members' consensus about future research needs. From this we generated potential research questions the group judged to be relevant that were not covered by the existing literature.RESULTS:
Themes emerged from 141 studies within the six domains of the NHS England COVID-19 Dementia Wellbeing Pathway Preventing Well, Diagnosing Well, Treating Well, Supporting Well, Living Well and Dying Well. We describe current research findings and knowledge gaps relating to the impact on people affected by dementia (individuals with a diagnosis, their carers and social contacts, health and social care practitioners and volunteers), services, research activities and organisations. Broad themes included the potential benefits and risks of new models of working including remote healthcare, the need for population-representative longitudinal studies to monitor longer-term impacts, and the importance of reporting dementia-related findings within broader health and care studies.CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on people affected by dementia. Researchers and funding organisations have responded rapidly to try to understand the impacts. Future research should highlight and resolve outstanding questions to develop evidence-based measures to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dementia
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
Journal subject:
Geriatrics
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Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Gps.5567
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