Impact of Social Isolation on People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers

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dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Lílian Viana Dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorCalandri, Ismael Luis
dc.contributor.authorSlachevsky, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorGraviotto, Héctor Gastón
dc.contributor.authorVieira, Maria Carolina Santos
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Caíssa Bezerra De
dc.contributor.authorRossetti, Adriana Peredo
dc.contributor.authorGeneroso, Alana Barroso
dc.contributor.authorCarmona, Karoline Carvalho
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Ludmilla Aparecida Cardoso
dc.contributor.authorSorbara, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Alejandra
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-24T15:46:35Z
dc.date.available2024-06-24T15:46:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus.
dc.description.abstractBackground: People with dementia and their family caregivers may face a great burden through social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be manifested as various behavioral and clinical symptoms. Objective: To investigate the impacts of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with dementia and their family caregivers. Methods: Two semi-structured questionnaires were applied via telephone to family caregivers of people diagnosed with dementia in three cities in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, in order to assess clinical and behavioral changes in people with dementia and in their caregivers. Results: In general, 321 interviews were conducted. A significant decline in memory function has been reported among 53.0%of people with dementia. In addition, 31.2%of individuals with dementia felt sadder and 37.4%had increased anxiety symptoms. These symptoms of anxiety were greater in individuals with mild to moderate dementia, while symptoms of agitation were greater in individuals with severe dementia. Moreover, compulsive-obsessive behavior, hallucinations, increased forgetfulness, altered appetite, and increased difficulty in activities of daily living were reported more frequently among individuals with moderate to severe dementia. Caregivers reported feeling more tired and overwhelmed during this period and these symptoms were also influenced by the severity of dementia. Conclusion: Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a series of negative behavioral repercussions, both for people with dementia and for their family caregivers in these three South American countries.
dc.description.urihttps://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad201580
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-020-00930-9
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Alzheimer's Disease Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 607 - 617 2021
dc.identifier.doi10.3233/jad-201580
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10900-020-00930-9
dc.identifier.issn1387-2877
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/57939
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherIOS Press BV
dc.rights.licenseATRIBUCIÓN-NOCOMERCIAL 4.0 INTERNACIONAL
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.es
dc.subjectBehavioral symptoms
dc.subjectcaregiver
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectdementia
dc.titleImpact of Social Isolation on People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
dc.typeArtículo
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