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Experts' perception of support for people with dementia and their families during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic
- Source :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- AIM: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of dementia experts on support for people with dementia (PWD) and their families, considering PWD's vulnerability regarding COVID-19 prevention. METHODS: A collaborative qualitative study was conducted, involving Hiroshima University, the Japan Geriatrics Society, the Japan Society for Dementia Research, and the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society. An anonymous, self-reported questionnaire survey was sent to dementia experts from 456 medical centers for dementia in Japan. The responses were categorized in a qualitative inductive manner. RESULTS: A total of 214 experts from 119 centers responded (facility recovery rate: 26.1%). Four core themes emerged from the data analysis. Of these themes, three were related to support for infection prevention and related issues and response to infection: (i) support for continuation of daily life while preventing infection; (ii) support to mitigate the unfavorable effects of infection prevention measures; and (iii) decision-making support and treatment for infected PWD. The remaining theme, (iv) community building for PWD living together, was extracted as a basis for facilitating themes (i) to (iii). Furthermore, in each theme, the roles of medical and long-term care facilities, administration, and the need for community collaboration were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Dementia experts strongly felt the need not only for short-term support to prevent the spread of infection to PWD and their families during the pandemic, but also for long-term support to enable them to maintain their daily lives and mitigate the impact of infection prevention measures. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; â¢â¢: â¢â¢-â¢â¢.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Community building
Vulnerability
prevention
COVID‐19
Pandemic
medicine
Humans
Dementia
Infection control
Pandemics
Geriatrics
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
COVID-19
Questionnaire
Original Articles
medicine.disease
infection control
Caregivers
Perception
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health
business
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14470594 and 14441586
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Geriatrics & Gerontology International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8dc5ccba1920325c3494d3d0b3f8dfc3