Impact of COVID-19 on carers of people with dementia in the community: Findings from the British IDEAL cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unpaid carers for people with dementia play a crucial role in society. Emerging evidence suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted on carers. This study sought to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on carers for community-dwelling people with dementia and compare responses with pre-pandemic data.

Methods

Data were collected between September 2020 and April 2021 in England and Wales. Carers were identified from the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) cohort and data were collected either through the telephone, video conferencing, or an online questionnaire. Responses from 242 carers were compared against benchmark data from the IDEAL cohort collected pre-pandemic. Analyses were conducted for the full sample of

SUBMITTER: Quinn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9087398 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature