Laboratoire de psychologie des pays de la Loire (LPPL - EA 4638), Nantes université, université Angers, 44000 Nantes, France; Unité de Gériatrie, centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.
Unité de Gériatrie, centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France.
Encephale. 2022 Aug;48(4):477-479. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2021.05.001. Epub 2021 Jun 12.
In their effort to prevent the spread of infections, retirement homes have been forced to limit physical interaction between residents and the outside world and to drastically reduce their residents' activities, decisions which are likely to increase loneliness in residents. To investigate this issue, we evaluated loneliness in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) living in retirement homes in France during the COVID-19 crisis. The study included 63 participants with mild AD. Participants were invited to complete the following statement "During the social distancing, I feel" with one of the three options: not at all alone, somewhat alone, or very alone. Most of the participants answered "somewhat alone", suggesting a significant level of loneliness during the crisis. While it serves to prevent infections, social distancing in retirement homes is likely to result in significant loneliness in residents. Because loneliness may increase cognitive decline in AD, it to pressing to prepare social programs/activities that promote contact between residents of retirement homes and the outside world as soon as the confinement is lifted.
为了防止感染的传播，养老院被迫限制居民与外界的身体接触，并大幅减少居民的活动，这些决定可能会增加居民的孤独感。为了研究这个问题，我们评估了在 COVID-19 危机期间住在法国养老院的阿尔茨海默病（AD）患者的孤独感。该研究包括 63 名轻度 AD 患者。参与者被邀请用三个选项中的一个来完成以下陈述：“在社交隔离期间，我感到”：一点也不孤独、有点孤独或非常孤独。大多数参与者回答“有点孤独”，这表明在危机期间存在相当程度的孤独感。虽然社交隔离有助于防止感染，但养老院的社交隔离可能会导致居民产生严重的孤独感。由于孤独感可能会增加 AD 的认知能力下降，因此当禁闭解除时，迫切需要制定促进养老院居民与外界接触的社会计划/活动。
