Impact of COVID-19 on the Health and Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Rapid Systematic Review.
Gerontol Geriatr Med
; 7: 23337214211020164, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1262489
ABSTRACT
Background:
In December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, raised worldwide concern. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced health and wellness across the globe and caused nearly three million deaths. This study focuses on informal caregivers of people with dementia, a disease that affects about 50 million older adults worldwide and requires much caregiving support.Objective:
Examine the current literature on the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of informal caregivers for people with dementia.Method:
This rapid review was conducted across five electronic databases for quantitative and qualitative articles published through March 15, 2021.Results:
The 10 studies included in this review reported quantitative descriptive data from across the globe; however, no studies existed from the U.S. or East Asia countries. All of the studies examined the psychological rather than physical impact of COVID-19 and highlighted risk and protective factors in the areas of psychosocial (resilience, neuropsychiatric, and social isolation), sociodemographic (gender and education), and environmental (home confinement, living arrangement, and dementia stage).Conclusion:
COVID-19 has had a considerable negative impact on the psychological well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia, namely causing more depression and anxiety than pre-pandemic.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
Gerontol Geriatr Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
23337214211020164
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