Dementia condition worsened 40% Due to change in life due to new corona 20:18 on August 4
Around 40% of institutions said that their condition deteriorated due to changes in the lives of people with dementia amid the spread of the new coronavirus, a survey targeting nursing homes nationwide revealed that It was.
This survey was conducted by the Hiroshima University and the Japanese Society of Geriatrics, which targeted 751 care managers and medical facilities in 945 nationwide where people with dementia reside, as well as care support for people living at home. I went to.
When asked about the lives of people with dementia associated with the spread of the new coronavirus infection, almost 99% of the facilities said that access to family and friends was restricted, 90% of those who were restricted from going out, at home About 80% of care managers said that they had less time to interact with other people and less time to move their bodies.
39% of institutions and 38% of care managers said that these changes made their dementia worse.
It could be seen that the impact on particularly severe people was great, and there were a number of indications, such as "people with severe dementia became forgetful" or "anxiety began to appear."
According to Shinya Ishii, a professor at Hiroshima University graduate school who conducted the survey, "we need to discuss measures to prevent the deterioration of family members and medical personnel involved in people with dementia, assuming that infections will continue to spread." I'm pointing out.