Back to Search
Start Over
Impact of COVID-19 on the Health and Well-being of Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Rapid Systematic Review.
- Source :
- Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine; 5/31/2021, p1-8, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
-
Abstract
- Background: In December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or COVID-19, raised worldwide concern. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced health and wellness across the globe and caused nearly three million deaths. This study focuses on informal caregivers of people with dementia, a disease that affects about 50 million older adults worldwide and requires much caregiving support. Objective : Examine the current literature on the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of informal caregivers for people with dementia. Method : This rapid review was conducted across five electronic databases for quantitative and qualitative articles published through March 15, 2021. Results : The 10 studies included in this review reported quantitative descriptive data from across the globe; however, no studies existed from the U.S. or East Asia countries. All of the studies examined the psychological rather than physical impact of COVID-19 and highlighted risk and protective factors in the areas of psychosocial (resilience, neuropsychiatric, and social isolation), sociodemographic (gender and education), and environmental (home confinement, living arrangement, and dementia stage). Conclusion : COVID-19 has had a considerable negative impact on the psychological well-being of informal caregivers of people with dementia, namely causing more depression and anxiety than pre-pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23337214
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150604701
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214211020164