Dementia wellbeing and COVID-19: Review and expert consensus on current research and knowledge gaps.
Kathy Y LiuRobert HowardSube BanerjeeAdelina Comas-HerreraJoanne GoddardMartin KnappGill LivingstonJill ManthorpeJohn T O'BrienRoss W PatersonLouise RobinsonMartin RossorJames B RoweDavid J SharpAndrew SommerladAida Suárez-GonzálezAlistair BurnsPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on people affected by dementia. Researchers and funding organisations have responded rapidly to try to understand the impacts. Future research should highlight and resolve outstanding questions to develop evidence-based measures to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia.