Care taking of people with dementia during the pandemic of COVID-19

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Keywords:

dementia, Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19, care

Abstract

In Cuba, 10 % of people aged 65 years and over are living with dementia, mainly Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this review is to provide information about the impact of COVID 19 on one of the most vulnerable groups in the population, people with dementia, and to provide useful recommendations to healthcare professionals, families and caregivers. The search was run in august 2020 of the literature on the subject published between January 10 and July 30, 2020, which included the databases (PubMed / MEDLINE, EMBASE, Lilacs, SciELO and Cochrane CENTRAL, using the terms “Alzheimer”, OR “ dementia ”, OR “aging” AND “COVID-19”, AND “Coronavirus” and pandemia”.

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Author Biographies

Juan de Jesús Llibre Rodriguez, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Finlay Albarran Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Profesor Titular y Jefe del Grupo de Investigación de  Alzheimer dela Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Es fundador y Presidente de la Sección Cubana de enfermedad de Alzheimer desde 1996. Graduado de Doctor en Medicina en 1983 y de Especialista en Medicina Interna en 1987; ha recibido entrenamiento en Medicina Geriátrica, Deterioro Cognitivo y Demencias, Salud Mental y en Epidemiología. Concluyó  su  PhD enla Universidad Médica de la Habanaen 1998,  un Segundo Doctorado en Epidemiología en el Instituto de Psiquiatría, King College de Londres en 2012 y el grado superior de  Doctor en Ciencias,  en 2014.

Es miembro Titular de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba.

El Dr. Llibre Rodríguez coordina varios estudios sobre salud mental y física en adultos mayores, incluido el estudio 10/66 y la Maestría  y el Diplomado Nacional en Demencias dela Universidad MedicadeLa Habana.

 

Raul Fernando Gutierrez Hernandez, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León Monterrey. Nuevo León. México

Jefe del Departamento de Medicina Familiar.

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León

Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Presidente del Comite Medico Cientifico de Alzheimer IberoAmerica.

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Published

2021-01-03

How to Cite

Llibre Rodriguez, J. de J., & Gutierrez Hernandez, R. F. (2021). Care taking of people with dementia during the pandemic of COVID-19. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 11(1), e908. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/908

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021): enero-abril

Section

Biomedical sciences

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