Maintaining an exchange between the disoriented elderly patient and his family circle is essential to help reduce patient anxiety. When visits are not possible, the implementation of video calls with highly disoriented individuals shows a benefit of these virtual exchanges. The introduction of new technologies, if accompanied, does not disturb the patient and does not alter the quality of the relationship.
Keywords: anxiety; anxiété; attachement; attachment; cognitive disorder; confinement; disorientation; désorientation; elderly person; lockdown; personne âgée; trouble cognitif.
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