From EclinicalMedicine magazine Adverse effects of lockdown on patients with dementia Many cases have declined cognitive function, inducing new symptoms, and hinder ADL.
Series ◎ Emerging infectious diseases
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Aida Suarez-Gonzalez and others of the UK London University Queen Square Institute of Neurology have made systematic reviews in order to examine the impact of lockdown and behavioral restrictions on patients with dementia as COVID-19 measures. He reported that the impact was observed due to a decrease in cognitive function, the development of new symptoms, and a decrease in activity. The results were published in the EclinicalMedicine magazine electronic version on July 31, 2021. In many cases, dementia patients need assistance in daily life, and it is difficult to understand sudden changes and adapt to it. Pandemic has difficulty to receive daily support services, and postponed consultations for treatment have been postponed or canceled. The city rockdown has restricted relatives and patients living outdoors in the city, and has locked the care home residents into the facility. If you do not receive social stimuli or perceived stimulation, and you will not be able to perform fun and meaningful activities, you will increase the risk of behavioral symptoms and psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, impairment, sleep disorders, excitement, and hallucinations in patients with dementia. 。 In addition, a life that has lost exercise and sitting all day can cause physical functions and a decrease in independence. Therefore, the authors believe that it is necessary to revisit the risk and profits of the public health policy of COVID-19 infection prevention, clarifying the effects of lockdown on the health of patients with dementia. , Simplified systematic reviews were made. From research registered by PUBMED, PSYCINFO, and CINAHL by February 27, 2021, the impact on cognitive functions of cognitive cognitive, mental symptoms, and ADLs with COVID-19 pandemic patients with pandemic. We quantitatively examined and chose the one that was published after the peer review. There were 15 studies that evaluated the impact of rockdown, including a total of 6442 dementia patients. 13 were targeted for patients living in the city, and two were for residents of care homes. Everything analyzed the data for the first lockdown period. The quality of 13 research was good, but two were highly bias risk.
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