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  • The impact of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with dementia and caregivers

  • Riccardo Manca, Matteo De Marco, Amanda Colston, Vanessa Raymont, Jay Amin, Rhys Davies, Pramod Kumar, Gregor Russell, Daniel J. Blackburn, Annalena Venneri
  • Journal:
    Acta Neuropsychiatrica / Volume 34 / Issue 5 / October 2022
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    04 April 2022, pp. 276-281
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  • Objective:

    Social distancing to limit COVID-19 transmission has led to extensive lifestyle changes, including for people with dementia (PWD). The aim of this study, therefore, was to assess the impact of lockdown on the mental health of PWD and their carers.

    Methods:

    Forty-five carers of PWD completed a telephone interview during the baseline assessment of the SOLITUDE study to gather information on life conditions and changes in symptoms of PWD during lockdown. Associations between changes in symptoms of PWD and carers’ concerns and mental health were investigated.

    Results:

    About 44% of carers experienced anxiety and irritability and reported changes in behavioural and cognitive symptoms in PWD. These changes were associated with worse carers’ mental health and concerns about faster disease progression (χ2 = 13.542, p < 0.001).

    Conclusion:

    COVID-19-related social isolation has had a negative impact on patients’ and carers’ mental health. Potential long-term neurocognitive consequences require further investigation.

  • Structure factorielle d’une version française du Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale*

  • July Fraser, Philippe Landreville, Philippe Voyer, Pierre-Hugues Carmichael
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement / Volume 33 / Issue 2 / June 2014
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    12 May 2014, pp. 163-175

  • Several measuring devices are available to assess specific behavioural problems of dementia patients residing in nursing homes but only a few have been translated and validated in French. This study’s main objective was to determine the factorial structure of the French version of the Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale (NHBPS) with people suffering from dementia. A secondary objective was to document the variables associated with the global score of the NHBPS and the underlying dimensions of the instrument. Participants (n = 155) were diagnosed with dementia and resided in three nursing homes and a hospital’s long-term care unit. The presence of behavioural problems and other characteristics were assessed by two nurses. A factor analysis revealed five key dimensions in the francophone version of the questionnaire. Several variables were associated with the total score of the NHBPS and its five underlying dimensions. Although the factorial solution of the French version of the NHBPS is similar to the English versions, our results also show differences that may depend on methodological characteristics.