Impact of COVID-19 on Dementia Caregivers and Factors Associated With their Anxiety Symptoms.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the family experience of caregiving for persons living with dementia (PLWD) at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of COVID-19 on concerns of current family caregivers of PLWD. Study participants were recruited from the parent study, Healthy Patterns Clinical Trial (NCT03682185). Data was collected from 34 caregivers via semi-structured telephone interviews. Over 70% of the study participants reported worrying about spreading COVID-19 to the PLWD, 41% reported they had taken on additional caregiving duties for others in their family since COVID-19, and 62% reported one or more anxiety symptoms. Dementia caregivers who reported anxiety symptoms reported lower scores on functional independence of their care recipient

SUBMITTER: Hwang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8573819 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature