The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia

Katya Numbers; Henry Brodaty

doi:10.1038/s41582-020-00450-z

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with dementia

Nat Rev Neurol. 2021 Feb;17(2):69-70. doi: 10.1038/s41582-020-00450-z.

Authors

Katya Numbers¹, Henry Brodaty^{2

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Affiliations

¹ CHeBA (Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² CHeBA (Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. h.brodaty@unsw.edu.au.
³ Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. h.brodaty@unsw.edu.au.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique risks to people with Alzheimer disease and dementia. Research from 2020 has shown that these people have a relatively high risk of contracting severe COVID-19, and are also at risk of neuropsychiatric disturbances as a result of lockdown measures and social isolation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / psychology*
Dementia / epidemiology*
Dementia / psychology*
Humans