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Tackling challenges in care of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias amid the COVID‐19 pandemic, now and in the future
Author(s) -
Mok Vincent C.T.,
Pendlebury Sarah,
Wong Adrian,
Alladi Suvarna,
Au Lisa,
Bath Philip M,
Biessels Geert Jan,
Chen Christopher,
Cordonnier Charlotte,
Dichgans Martin,
Dominguez Jacqueline,
Gorelick Philip B.,
Kim SangYun,
Kwok Timothy,
Greenberg Steven M.,
Jia Jianping,
Kalaria Rajesh,
Kivipelto Miia,
Naegandran Kandiah,
Lam Linda C.W.,
Lam Bonnie Yin Ka,
Lee Allen T.C.,
Markus Hugh S.,
O'Brien John,
Pai MingChyi,
Pantoni Leonardo,
Sachdev Perminder,
Skoog Ingmar,
Smith Eric E.,
Srikanth Velandai,
Suh GukHee,
Wardlaw Joanna,
Ko Ho,
Black Sandra E.,
Scheltens Philip
Publication year - 2020
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.12143
Subject(s) - dementia , pandemic , covid-19 , health care , disease , set (abstract data type) , medicine , psychology , gerontology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , computer science , pathology , law , programming language
We have provided an overview on the profound impact of COVID‐19 upon older people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and the challenges encountered in our management of dementia in different health‐care settings, including hospital, out‐patient, care homes, and the community during the COVID‐19 pandemic. We have also proposed a conceptual framework and practical suggestions for health‐care providers in tackling these challenges, which can also apply to the care of older people in general, with or without other neurological diseases, such as stroke or parkinsonism. We believe this review will provide strategic directions and set standards for health‐care leaders in dementia, including governmental bodies around the world in coordinating emergency response plans for protecting and caring for older people with dementia amid the COIVD‐19 outbreak, which is likely to continue at varying severity in different regions around the world in the medium term.