University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, California.
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Madison, Wisconsin.
WMJ. 2022 Oct;121(3):226-230.
People living with dementia have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A survey of dementia care professionals was conducted to assess the use of health care and community-based services by people living with dementia and their caregivers during the first year of the pandemic.
The survey indicated that most services were no longer being used or were being used less during the pandemic, with a few key exceptions.
Many barriers and few facilitators were identified to service use for people living with dementia and their caregivers. The results identify potential gaps in the dementia care service network and may inform efforts to improve dementia care during future large-scale public health emergencies in the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
患有痴呆症的人受到了 COVID-19 大流行的特别影响。
对痴呆症护理专业人员进行了一项调查，以评估大流行第一年期间患有痴呆症的人和他们的照顾者使用医疗保健和基于社区的服务的情况。
调查表明，大多数服务在大流行期间不再使用或使用较少，只有少数几个例外。
确定了许多使用障碍和很少的促进因素，以服务于痴呆症患者及其照顾者。这些结果确定了痴呆症护理服务网络中的潜在差距，并可能为威斯康星州及其他地区未来在大规模公共卫生紧急情况下改善痴呆症护理提供信息。
