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Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact
(1) Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have been harmed by the coronavirus, and older adults have remained isolated for a long time with many restrictions. The aim of this study was to measure the decline in cognitive, functional, and affective status in a care facility after the lockdown...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34439605 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080986 |
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author | Pereiro, Arturo X. Dosil-Díaz, Carlos Mouriz-Corbelle, Romina Pereira-Rodríguez, Silvia Nieto-Vieites, Ana Pinazo-Hernandis, Sacramento Pinazo-Clapés, Carolina Facal, David |
author_facet | Pereiro, Arturo X. Dosil-Díaz, Carlos Mouriz-Corbelle, Romina Pereira-Rodríguez, Silvia Nieto-Vieites, Ana Pinazo-Hernandis, Sacramento Pinazo-Clapés, Carolina Facal, David |
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description | (1) Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have been harmed by the coronavirus, and older adults have remained isolated for a long time with many restrictions. The aim of this study was to measure the decline in cognitive, functional, and affective status in a care facility after the lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare it with previous measures in order to determine if this decline was accelerated. (2) Methods: Ninety-eight participants were recruited. Data from three retrospective pre-lockdown assessments and an additional post-lockdown assessment were analyzed. Mixed ANOVA analyses were performed according to the Clinical Dementia Rating levels, considering social-contact frequency during the lockdown as a covariate. (3) Results: The cognitive and functional scores were lower and depression scores were higher after the strict lockdown, accelerating a general pattern of decline that was already present in LTCF residents. The frequency of social contact eliminated the measurement differences in the cognitive and functional scores and the group differences in depression scores. (4) Conclusions: The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in an LTCF were mediated by the frequency of contact. Clinical implications: Preventive measures must be taken to ensure social contact with relatives and friends and reduce the negative consequences of social isolation in LTCFs. |
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spelling | pubmed-83941152021-08-28 Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact Pereiro, Arturo X. Dosil-Díaz, Carlos Mouriz-Corbelle, Romina Pereira-Rodríguez, Silvia Nieto-Vieites, Ana Pinazo-Hernandis, Sacramento Pinazo-Clapés, Carolina Facal, David Brain Sci Communication (1) Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have been harmed by the coronavirus, and older adults have remained isolated for a long time with many restrictions. The aim of this study was to measure the decline in cognitive, functional, and affective status in a care facility after the lockdown in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare it with previous measures in order to determine if this decline was accelerated. (2) Methods: Ninety-eight participants were recruited. Data from three retrospective pre-lockdown assessments and an additional post-lockdown assessment were analyzed. Mixed ANOVA analyses were performed according to the Clinical Dementia Rating levels, considering social-contact frequency during the lockdown as a covariate. (3) Results: The cognitive and functional scores were lower and depression scores were higher after the strict lockdown, accelerating a general pattern of decline that was already present in LTCF residents. The frequency of social contact eliminated the measurement differences in the cognitive and functional scores and the group differences in depression scores. (4) Conclusions: The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown in an LTCF were mediated by the frequency of contact. Clinical implications: Preventive measures must be taken to ensure social contact with relatives and friends and reduce the negative consequences of social isolation in LTCFs. MDPI 2021-07-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8394115/ /pubmed/34439605 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080986 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Pereiro, Arturo X. Dosil-Díaz, Carlos Mouriz-Corbelle, Romina Pereira-Rodríguez, Silvia Nieto-Vieites, Ana Pinazo-Hernandis, Sacramento Pinazo-Clapés, Carolina Facal, David Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title | Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on a Long-Term Care Facility: The Role of Social Contact |
title_sort | impact of the covid-19 lockdown on a long-term care facility: the role of social contact |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394115/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34439605 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11080986 |
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