Open AccessThe need for psychological, caregiver‐centered intervention in the time of COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Ortelli Paola,
Ferrazzoli Davide,
Versace Viviana,
Saltuari Leopold,
Sebastianelli Luca
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia: translational research and clinical interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.49
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 2352-8737
DOI - 10.1002/trc2.12166
Subject(s) - covid-19 , intervention (counseling) , isolation (microbiology) , pandemic , social isolation , psychology , face (sociological concept) , ideal (ethics) , disease , nursing , medicine , psychotherapist , psychiatry , sociology , political science , social science , pathology , virology , outbreak , law , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
We focus attention on problems that are affecting the informal caregivers of patients with neurodegenerative disorders in the time of COVID‐19. The pandemic is increasing difficulties in the management of the frailest people and their isolation is actually even more tangible than it was in the past. The social restrictions and the lockdown of many activities are putting the system of care provided by informal caregivers on the edge of collapse. We incite the scientific community to face these concerns and provide clinicians clear indications for assisting and supporting caregivers in the care of their relatives during this period. We suggest that e‐health programs could become the ideal “environment” to favor the continuity of care for patients with neurodegenerative conditions and guarantee the required support to their caregivers, both directly in terms of psychological management and indirectly for helping them in disease management.