Veneto Region dementia-related mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic: multiple causes of death and time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older individuals with dementia have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a lack of in-depth evaluation of mortality trends using both the underlying cause of death (UCOD) and the multiple causes of death (MCOD) approaches. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dementia-related deaths considering comorbidities and the place of death.

Methods

This retrospective, population-based study was conducted in Veneto, Italy. All the death certificates of individuals aged ≥65 years issued from 2008 to 2020 were analyzed for dementia-related mortality using age-standardized sex-stratified rates of dementia as UCOD and MCOD. Excess in monthly dementia-related mortality in 2020 was estimated by applying Seasonal

SUBMITTER: Basso C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066484 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature