Title :

High depression and anxiety in people with Alzheimer's disease living in retirement homes during the covid-19 crisis

Author(s) :

El Haj, Mohamad [Auteur]
Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire [LPPL]
Altintas, Emin [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Chapelet, Guillaume [Auteur]
Université d'Angers [UA]
Kapogiannis, Dimitrios [Auteur]
Gallouj, Karim [Auteur]

Journal title :

Psychiatry Research

Abbreviated title :

Psychiatry Research

Volume number :

291

Pages :

113294

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Publication date :

2020-09

ISSN :

0165-1781

English keyword(s) :

Alzheimer's disease
Anxiety
Covid-19
Coronavirus
Depression
Mental health

English abstract : [en]

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 ...
Show more >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.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

• Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Education & Société

Submission date :

2022-05-26T14:58:22Z
2022-06-01T17:03:32Z
2024-01-09T16:08:21Z