Behavioral and Psychological Effects of Coronavirus Disease-19 Quarantine in Patients With Dementia

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Authors

Annachiara Cagnin · University of Padua

Raffaele Di Lorenzo

Camillo Marra · Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Laura Bonanni · University of Chieti-Pescara

Chiara Cupidi · Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara

Valentina Laganà

Elisa Rubino · Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Alessandro Vacca

Abstract

Quarantine induces a rapid increase of BPSD in approximately 60% of patients and stress-related symptoms in two-thirds of caregivers. Health services need to plan a post-pandemic strategy in order to address these emerging needs.

Topics & Keywords

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 COVID-19 and Mental Health Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volume 11, pp. 578015-578015

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.578015

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