Recognition of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and face mask wearing in patients with Alzheimer's disease: an investigation at a medical centre for dementia in Japan

Psychogeriatrics. 2020 Nov;20(6):923-925. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12617. Epub 2020 Oct 1.

Authors

Ryota Kobayashi^{1

2}, Hiroshi Hayashi^{1

2}, Shinobu Kawakatsu^{2

3}, Daichi Morioka^{1

2}, Satomi Aso², Masayuki Kimura², Koichi Otani¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan.
² Medical Center for Dementia, Shinoda General Hospital, Yamagata, Japan.
³ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Aizu Medical Center, Fukushima Medical University, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Hospitals, General
Humans
Japan
Male
Masks*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Qualitative Research