Deaths among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease accelerated at a faster pace during the first year of the pandemic as routine care was disrupted for many with memory and cognitive problems, according to a new study.
The U.S. has surpassed 900,000 COVID-19 deaths, as health officials urge for more people to get vaccinations and boosters.accelerated at a faster pace during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as routine care was disrupted for many with memory and cognitive problems, according to a study published Monday by the journal JAMA Neurology.
A disparity also was found in nursing homes, where deaths of Alzheimer’s patients surged 33% compared with 24% among nursing home patients without the memory-robbing disease. Study author Dr. Lauren Gilstrap of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center said one possible explanation for the higher death rate among Alzheimer's patients is they had difficulty accessing care. Doctors, hospitals and nursing homes all grappled with how to care for non-COVID-19 patients during the early lockdown months, particularly in regions that were overwhelmed when COVID-19 cases surged.
The study also found a higher death rate among Alzheimer's patients in regions with lower COVID-19 case counts. Patients often sought remote care through telehealth when in-person visits were not available during the initial lockdowns, and Alzheimer’s patients might have struggled to access and use remote care.
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