2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.585373
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Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Nursing Home Restrictions on Visitors of Residents With Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study as Part of the Engaging Remotely in Care (ERiC) Project

Abstract: Background: COVID-19 has disproportionately affected older people. Visiting restrictions introduced since the start of the pandemic in residential care facilities (RCFs) may impact negatively on visitors including close family, friends, and guardians. We examined the effects of COVID-19 visiting restrictions on measures of perceived loneliness, well-being, and carer quality of life (QoL) amongst visitors of residents with and without cognitive impairment (CI) in Irish RCFs. Conclusion: This survey suggests tha… Show more

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“…Carers were starting to become concerned about the lack of continued support provision, which has been subsequently evidenced in U.K.-wide research on the detrimental impact of COVID-19 public health measures on social support provision in dementia [ 16 ]. Although critical work is emerging on the impacts on care homes during the pandemic [ 27 , 28 ], research must not neglect the large proportion of PLWD living in the community who have also been impacted by COVID-19 indirectly within their own home. This is usually due to reductions in social support and social care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Carers were starting to become concerned about the lack of continued support provision, which has been subsequently evidenced in U.K.-wide research on the detrimental impact of COVID-19 public health measures on social support provision in dementia [ 16 ]. Although critical work is emerging on the impacts on care homes during the pandemic [ 27 , 28 ], research must not neglect the large proportion of PLWD living in the community who have also been impacted by COVID-19 indirectly within their own home. This is usually due to reductions in social support and social care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Insgesamt wurden 7224 Studienteilnehmende aus 14 Ländern berücksichtigt. Drei Studien schlossen Bewohner [ 3 , 12 , 28 ] und 4 Studien Angehörige ein [ 14 , 17 , 28 , 30 ], 10 Studien befragten Mitarbeitende [ 1 , 15 , 19 22 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 29 ]. Die Stichprobengröße reichte von 24 bis 1997 Teilnehmenden.…”
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“…In 6 Studien wurde von vermehrter Einsamkeit bei den Bewohnern durch die Besuchsrestriktionen berichtet [ 17 , 20 , 24 , 25 , 28 , 30 ]. Angst als Reaktion der Bewohner auf die Pandemie bzw.…”
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