Making Older Adults' Cognitive Health Visible After Covid-19 Outbreak

Gatta, Francesco Della; Terribili, Chiara; Fabrizi, Elisa; Moret-Tatay, Carmen

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648208

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“…For most researchers, older adults have often been considered as one of the most vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 4 ]. This historic milestone has exposed some fragilities of the healthcare system, evidencing the highest mortality rates in older people with comorbidities and functional impairments [ 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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Older Adults and Positive Mental Health during the Second and Sixth COVID-19 Waves in Spain

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The spread of the COVID-19 virus was a worldwide phenomenon, which was unprecedented in modern times. The restriction measures can be perceived as a heavy burden for mental health during this period, particularly for some groups. The aim of this study is to examine a positive mental health model across ages, where a moderated mediation model is proposed involving sex differences and confidence in coping with COVID-19. Two independent samples were studied during the second and sixth waves in Spain: n = 2861 and n = 2462, respectively. The main conclusions can be described as follows: (i) while age was not related to mental health during the second wave, a positive relationship was found between it and the sixth one; (ii) age was positively related to the confidence in coping with COVID-19 during both of the waves; (iii) women showed worse scores for the variables in the study than the men did during the second wave, but this pattern was reversed in the sixth one; (iv) after a moderated mediation model on the relationship between age and positive mental health in terms of confidence in coping with COVID-19 and sex, an interaction was found for the second wave but not for the sixth one. These results suggest that older adults and women would develop more strategies and resources for a positive mental health across time.

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“…Barriers to diminishing the threat of cognitive decline in rural settings have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic Isolation, which was already an element which places older persons at risk for dementia, has been exacerbated by the pandemic-associated mandatory quarantines ( MacLeod et al, 2021 ; Sepúlveda-Loyola et al, 2020 ). Opportunities for stimulation through social interaction have also decreased ( Della Gatta et al, 2021 ). Researchers have pointed to the emergence or worsening of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with and without dementia as a result of the prolonged impact of COVID-19 restrictions ( Suárez-González et al, 2021 ; Manca et al, 2020 ; Numbers & Brodaty, 2021 ).…”

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Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment

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Background Access to cognitive screening in rural underserved communities is limited and was further diminished during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined whether a telephone-based cognitive screening intervention would be effective in increasing ADRD knowledge, detecting the need for further cognitive evaluation, and making and tracking the results of referrals. Method Using a dependent t-test design, older, largely African American and Afro-Caribbean participants completed a brief educational intervention, pre/post AD knowledge measure, and cognitive screening. Results Sixty of 85 eligible individuals consented. Seventy-percent of the sample self-reported as African American, Haitian Creole, or Hispanic, and 75% were female, with an average age of 70. AD knowledge pre-post scores improved significantly ( t (49) = −3.4, p < .001). Of the 11 referred after positive cognitive screening, 72% completed follow-up with their provider. Five were newly diagnosed with dementia. Three reported no change in diagnosis or treatment. Ninety-percent consented to enrolling in a registry for future research. Conclusion Remote engagement is feasible for recruiting, educating, and conducting cognitive screening with rural older adults during a pandemic.

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“…According to the literature, the effects of mass lockdown have led to feelings of boredom, loneliness, disconnection, loss of meaning, fear, anger, avoidance behaviors, and abnormal emotional reactions in the general population (Brooks et al, 2020;Holmes et al, 2020;Pfefferbaum and North, 2020;Pérez-Mengual et al, 2021). In addition, the effects of business and service closures affect populations such as people with children at school, people living alone, elderly people and caregivers, unemployed people, people with low socioeconomic status, and other vulnerable people, compounding the impact of this crisis at different levels (World Health Organization, 2020;Della Gatta et al, 2021). This situation is obviously more complicated for those in a grieving process, or those directly confronting the new virus, such as the healthcare professionals (Braquehais et al, 2020;.…”

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Differences Between the Psychological Symptoms of Health Workers and General Community After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Spain

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The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has worsened the physical and mental health of the general population. Healthcare workers have a high risk of suffering a mental disorder after the first wave. In this way, psychologists, who deal with mental health issues and are considered as healthcare workers in many countries, are of interest in this context. The present study aimed to examine anxiety, depression, stress, and obsessions and compulsions across psychologists, healthcare professionals, and the general community. These variables were measured through the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), as well as the Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS), which are related to different sociodemographic variables. The study was carried out after the first wave in Spain through an online questionnaire. Structural equation modeling and a multigroup analysis were carried out across the groups and variables under study. The results suggested that; (i) healthcare workers and general community depicted similar results in anxiety and stress, as well as obsessions; (ii) the group of psychologists depicted better scores than the other groups under study; (iii) stress and anxiety did not predict compulsions in the group of psychologists; (iv) anxiety predicted obsessions for all the professions, while the relationship of this variable with stress was different for each group; and (v) invariance reached a full metric level.

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Making Older Adults' Cognitive Health Visible After Covid-19 Outbreak

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Older Adults and Positive Mental Health during the Second and Sixth COVID-19 Waves in Spain

Older Adults and Positive Mental Health during the Second and Sixth COVID-19 Waves in Spain

Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic for Dementia Research: Engaging Rural, Older, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Church Attendees in Remote Recruitment, Intervention and Assessment

Differences Between the Psychological Symptoms of Health Workers and General Community After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Spain

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