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Chapter 10 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Well-Being of People Living with Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

By
Debby Gerritsen ,
Henriëtte van der Roest ,
Shirley Evans ,
Ruslan Leontjevas ,
Marleen Prins ,
Dawn Brooker  and
Rose-Marie Dröes
Edited by
Mathieu Vandenbulcke ,
Rose-Marie Dröes  and
Erik Schokkaert
Mathieu Vandenbulcke
Affiliation:
KU Leuven, Belgium
Rose-Marie Dröes
Affiliation:
Amsterdam University Medical Centre
Erik Schokkaert
Affiliation:
KU Leuven, Belgium
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Summary

At the time of writing this book, the world was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries have experienced two lengthy lockdowns where contact with others was significantly curtailed. In this chapter, based on first studies done in and outside Europe, and more specifically in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, we reflect more in depth on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for people living with dementia, their families and professional caregivers in different care settings: at home, day care facilities and nursing homes.

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dementiaCOVID-19social isolationpsychosocial impactcommunity-based carenursing home care
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Dementia and Society , pp. 193 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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