Coronavirus Disease-2019 in Older People with Cognitive Impairment

Yves Rolland; Marion Baziard; Adelaide De Mauleon; Estelle Dubus; Pascal Saidlitz; Maria Eugenia Soto

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2022.03.002

Coronavirus Disease-2019 in Older People with Cognitive Impairment

Clin Geriatr Med. 2022 Aug;38(3):501-517. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2022.03.002. Epub 2022 Mar 21.

Authors

Yves Rolland¹, Marion Baziard², Adelaide De Mauleon², Estelle Dubus², Pascal Saidlitz², Maria Eugenia Soto³

Affiliations

¹ Gerontopole of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), 20 rue du Pont Saint-Pierre, Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse 31059, France; CERPOP Centre d'Epidémiologie et de Recherche en santé des POPulations UPS/INSERM UMR 1295, Toulouse, France. Electronic address: rolland.y@chu-toulouse.fr.
² Gerontopole of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), 20 rue du Pont Saint-Pierre, Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse 31059, France.
³ Gerontopole of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), 20 rue du Pont Saint-Pierre, Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse 31059, France; CERPOP Centre d'Epidémiologie et de Recherche en santé des POPulations UPS/INSERM UMR 1295, Toulouse, France.

Abstract

Patients with cognitive impairment have paid a heavy price for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Their clinical characteristics and their place of life made them particularly exposed to being infected and suffering from severe forms. The repercussions of the isolation measures also had significant repercussions on the expression of their neuropsychiatric symptoms and the burden on families and health care professionals.

Keywords: Behavior disturbances; COVID-19; Dementia; Ethics; Nursing home.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19*
Cognitive Dysfunction* / diagnosis
Coronavirus*
Health Personnel
Humans
Pandemics