TY - JOUR

T1 - Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people with dementia and their carers: A scoping review

AU - Masterson Algar, Patricia

AU - Hyde, Martin

AU - Cheshire Allen, Maria

AU - Keating, Norah

AU - Windle, Gill

PY - 2022/2/1

Y1 - 2022/2/1

N2 - This article reports on findings of a scoping review aimed to map the published literature concerning the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people living with dementia and their carers. Twenty-nine articles were included in the review. Three overarching themes were identified: (1) Impact on people with dementia – unmet and increased care needs; (2) Impact on carers – increased stress and burden and (3) Impact according to demographics. Overall, findings show that Covid-19 has led to a reduction in support from health and social services and to a move towards technology-based support. Furthermore, Covid-19 has had a negative impact on the care and quality of life of people living with dementia and their carers, and that this impact was influenced by the severity of dementia.

AB - This article reports on findings of a scoping review aimed to map the published literature concerning the impact of Covid-19 on the care and quality of life of people living with dementia and their carers. Twenty-nine articles were included in the review. Three overarching themes were identified: (1) Impact on people with dementia – unmet and increased care needs; (2) Impact on carers – increased stress and burden and (3) Impact according to demographics. Overall, findings show that Covid-19 has led to a reduction in support from health and social services and to a move towards technology-based support. Furthermore, Covid-19 has had a negative impact on the care and quality of life of people living with dementia and their carers, and that this impact was influenced by the severity of dementia.

KW - Covid-19

KW - Dementia

KW - carer

KW - lockdown

KW - quality of life

KW - review

U2 - 10.1177/14713012211053971

DO - 10.1177/14713012211053971

M3 - Review article

VL - 21

SP - 648

EP - 676

JO - Dementia: International Journal of Social Research and Practice

JF - Dementia: International Journal of Social Research and Practice

SN - 1471-3012

IS - 2

ER -