High depression and anxiety in people with Alzheimer's disease living in retirement homes during the covid-19 crisis.
Psychiatry Res
; 291: 113294, 2020 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-640985
ABSTRACT
To cope with Covid-19 and limits its spread among residents, retirement homes have prohibited physical contact between residents and families and friend and, in some cases, even between residents or between residents and caregivers. We investigated the effects of measures against Covid-19 on the mental health of participants with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who live in retirement homes in France. We instructed on-site caregivers to assess depression and anxiety in participants with mild AD who live in retirement homes. Fifty-eight participants consented to participate in the study. The participants rated their depression and anxiety during and before the Covid-19 crisis. Participants reported higher depression (p = .005) and anxiety (p = .004) during than before the Covid-19 crisis. These increases can be attributed to the isolation of the residents and/or to the drastic changes in their daily life and care they receive. While, in their effort to prevent infections, retirement homes are forced to physically separate residents from the outside world and to drastically reduce residents' activities, these decisions are likely to come at a cost to residents with AD and their mental health.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Depression
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Pandemics
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Alzheimer Disease
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Homes for the Aged
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Res
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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