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Quality of life of Alzheimer’s disease patients during the Covid‐19 pandemic January ‐ December 2020 at the National Brain Center Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Devicaesaria Asnelia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1002/alz.055160
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , pandemic , disease , gerontology , covid-19 , pediatrics , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing
Abstract Background During the Covid‐19 pandemic, new habit adaptations applied. This affects the Alzheimer’s Disease patients quality of life who went to our Memory Clinic from January – December 2020. Method This study aims to describe the quality of life of Alzheimer's Disease patients based on 13 questions from the QOL‐AD questionnaire filled by the patient's family. A descriptive cross‐sectional study using QOL‐AD questionnaire google form sent by Whatsapp to 42 Alzheimer's disease patients, which was filled by the patient's family. Data collected in the form of gender, age, latest education level, MMSE score and MOCA‐INA score. Result From 42 Alzheimer's Disease patients, 24 patient families (57%) responded to the questionnaire. Obtained 10 male (42%) and 14 female (58%) patients, age range 40‐50 years 1 person (4%), 51‐60 years 4 people (17%), 61‐ 70 years 8 people (33%), 71 ‐ 80 years 8 people (33%) and> 80 years 3 people (13%), education level <6 years 3 people (13%), 6‐9 years 2 people (8 %), 10‐12 years 11 people (46%) and> 12 years 8 people (33%), MMSE scores 0‐16 20 people (83%), 17‐23 4 people (17%) and 24‐30 0 people (0%) and MOCA‐INA scores 0‐17 23 people (96%), 18‐25 0 people (0%) and 26‐30 1 people (4%). Quality of life based on gender, age, education level, MMSE score and MOCA‐INA score, the most poor quality is found in the memory of 19 people (79%), the most fair quality is in the finances of 19 people (79%), the most good quality is in marriage with 13 people (54%) and the most excellent quality is in the marriage of 2 people (9 %). Conclusion The quality of life of Alzheimer's Disease patients at National Brain Center Hospital during pandemic Covid‐19 is poor to fair.