Open AccessEffects of COVID-19 Home Confinement on Mental Health in Individuals with Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Natalia SoldevilaDomenech,
Laura Forcano,
Anna Boronat,
Thais Lorenzo,
Iris Piera,
Albert PuigPijoan,
Julián Mateus,
José María González de Echevarri Gómez,
Iva Knezevic,
Anna Soteras,
Karine Fauria,
Nieves Pizarro,
José Luís Molinuevo,
Rafael de la Torre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer's disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-201408
Subject(s) - mood , depression (economics) , anxiety , mental health , cognition , covid-19 , distress , medicine , disease , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , pathological , alzheimer's disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
We explored the impact of the Spanish COVID-19 strict home confinement on mental health and cognition in non-infected subjects (N = 16, 60–80 years) diagnosed with subjective cognitive decline and APOE ɛ3/ɛ4 carriers. Mental health was monitored for 2 months on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and compared to pre-confinement values. Emotional distress, anxiety, and depression scores increased to pathological threshold values during and after confinement. Those with lower mood during confinement experienced a decline in their mood after confinement. Cognition did not change. These preliminary results suggest that mental health consequences of corona measures in preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s disease should be further evaluated.