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Impact of the Pandemic Time on the Mental Health of People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers in Brazil and Chile: One-Year Follow-Up.
Olavarría, Loreto; Caramelli, Paulo; Lema, José; Andrade, Caíssa Bezerra de; Pinto, Alejandra; Azevedo, Lílian Viana Dos Santos; Thumala, Daniela; Vieira, Maria Carolina Santos; Rossetti, Adriana Peredo; Generoso, Alana Barroso; Carmona, Karoline Carvalho; Sepúlveda-Loyola, Walter; Pinto, Ludmilla Aparecida Cardoso; Barbosa, Maira Tonidandel; Slachevsky, Andrea.
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  • Olavarría L; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile.
  • Caramelli P; Physiopathology Department - Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Lema J; Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Andrade CB; Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Santiago, Chile.
  • Pinto A; Faculdade de Medicina, Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Research Group, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Azevedo LVDS; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile.
  • Thumala D; Faculdade de Medicina, Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Research Group, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Vieira MCS; Neurology Department, Memory and Neuropsychiatric Center (CMYN), Memory Unit, Hospital del Salvador and Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Rossetti AP; Faculdade de Medicina, Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Research Group, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Generoso AB; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile.
  • Carmona KC; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Sepúlveda-Loyola W; Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Geriatric Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Pinto LAC; Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Geriatric Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Barbosa MT; Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Geriatric Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
  • Slachevsky A; Faculdade de Medicina, Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology Research Group, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
J Alzheimers Dis ; 98(2): 691-698, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427488
ABSTRACT

Background:

Previous studies reported the negative impact of social isolation on mental health in people with dementia (PwD) and their caregivers, butlongitudinal studies seem scarcer.

Objective:

To describe a one-year follow-up impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PwD and their caregivers in both Brazil and Chile.

Methods:

This study analyzed the impact of the pandemic on the psychological and physical health of PwD and their family caregivers after one year of follow-up in three outpatient clinics in Brazil (n = 68) and Chile (n = 61).

Results:

In both countries, PwD reduced their functional capacity after one year of follow-up (p = 0.017 and p = 0.009; respectively) and caregivers reported worse physical and mental health (p = 0.028 and p = 0.039). Only in Chile, caregivers reported more sadness associated with care (p = 0.001), and reduced time sleeping (p = 0.07).

Conclusions:

In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have had a long-lasting impact on PwD and their caregivers. However, it is essential to acknowledge that the inherent progression of dementia itself may also influence changes observed over a year.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Demencia / COVID-19 Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil / Chile Idioma: En Revista: J Alzheimers Dis Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / NEUROLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Demencia / COVID-19 Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil / Chile Idioma: En Revista: J Alzheimers Dis Asunto de la revista: GERIATRIA / NEUROLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile Pais de publicación: Países Bajos