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Effects of social isolation on a long-term care resident with dementia and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The older population and medically frail persons are at higher risk of severe infections and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Long-term care (LTC) facilities are encouraged to take various actions to safeguard residents and reduce the spread of COVID-19 including by restricting visitors, which leads to isolation. The imposed isolation undermines the autonomy of older adults living in LTC facilities, especially those with dementia, and the isolation from loved ones can worsen cognition and depression. The purpose of this case report is to highlight isolation practices implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in an LTC facility, which increased the social isolation and worsened cognition and depression in a resident with dementia and depression. Because many residents of LTC facilities have dementia, this case is an example of the need for interventions to support the mental health of persons living in LTC facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“Loneliness among older adults, especially those living in institutionalized settings such as long-term care, is a major, long-standing concern (LeVasseur, 2021).”
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- Authors
- LeVasseur, A. L.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- LeVasseur, Abby L.
- Venue
- Geriatric Nursing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-05
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 780-781
- ISSN
- 0197-4572 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8084631
- OpenAlex
- W3158622815
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 5.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-004 (stm-asf)
- Locations
- Geriatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- social isolation, long-term care residents, dementia, depression, COVID-19 pandemic, visitor restrictions, older adults, cognitive decline, mental health interventions, autonomy
- MeSH terms
- Physical Distancing, COVID-19, Aged, 80 and over, Dementia, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Long-Term Care, Social Isolation
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