Higher psychogeriatric admissions in COVID-19 than in severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Allen Ting Chun LeeFlora Y M MoLinda Chiu Wa LamPublished in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2020)
Our findings highlight the impact of COVID-19 on older adults' mental health, greater demand for inpatient psychogeriatric services in COVID-19 than in SARS, and the importance of maintaining support for community-living older adults, in particular those with dementia, and their caregivers in reducing the needs for inpatient psychiatric treatment during the pandemic. Clinicaltrials.gov # ChiCTR2000033317.