Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on mental health in individuals with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease

We explored the impact of the Spanish COVID-19 strict home confinement on mental health and cognition in non-infected subjects (N = 16, 60-80 years) diagnosed with subjective cognitive decline and APOEɛ3/ɛ4 carriers. Mental health was monitored for 2 months on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and...

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Autores: Soldevila-Domenech, Natalia; Forcano, Laura; Boronat Rigol, Anna, 1990-; Lorenzo, Thais; Piera, Iris; Puig-Pijoan, Albert; Mateus Rodriguez, Julian Andrés; González de Echávarri, José Maria; Knezevic, Iva; Soteras, Anna; Fauria, Karine; Pizarro Lozano, Ma. Nieves; Molinuevo, José Luis; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; PENSA Study Group
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Estado:Published version
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/46709
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46709
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-201408
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alzheimer’s disease
COVID-19
Confinement
Mental health
Subjective cognitive decline
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Sumario:We explored the impact of the Spanish COVID-19 strict home confinement on mental health and cognition in non-infected subjects (N = 16, 60-80 years) diagnosed with subjective cognitive decline and APOEɛ3/ɛ4 carriers. Mental health was monitored for 2 months on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and compared to pre-confinement values. Emotional distress, anxiety, and depression scores increased to pathological threshold values during and after confinement. Those with lower mood during confinement experienced a decline in their mood after confinement. Cognition did not change. These preliminary results suggest that mental health consequences of corona measures in preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease should be further evaluated.