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. 2022 Jan-Mar;16(1):121-126.
doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2021-0013.

Influence of COVID-19 quarantine on the health of adults with mild cognitive impairment

Laura Natalia Calceto Garavito  1 , Jasmín Bonilla Santos  1 , Alfredis González Hernández  2 , Dorian Yisela Cala-Martínez  1 , Duván Fernando Gómez Morales  2
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Influence of COVID-19 quarantine on the health of adults with mild cognitive impairment

Laura Natalia Calceto Garavito et al. Dement Neuropsychol. 2022 Jan-Mar.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

COVID-19 is an infectious disease declared by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern.

Objective: The objective of this article was to determine the physical, psychological, and social health conditions and mood of COVID-19 quarantine in adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Methods: The sample consisted of 129 participants, most of them were healthy, but some have mild cognitive impairment. The data were collected with a questionnaire and the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale applied through phone calls from April to June 2020.

Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the changes in sleep habits of the healthy participants (p=0.018). Intragroup comparisons of the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale in healthy participants were significant (p=0.010) and at the intergroup level before and after quarantine showed significant differences in pretest scores (p=0.003).

Conclusions: Social isolation had a negative psychological effect on sleep habits, depressed mood, and physical health, mainly in healthy participants.

COVID-19 é uma doença infecciosa declarada pela Organização Mundial da Saúde como emergência de saúde pública de interesse internacional.

Objetivo: O objetivo deste artigo é determinar as condições de saúde física, psicológica, social e de humor na quarentena de COVID-19 em adultos com comprometimento cognitivo leve.

Métodos: A amostra foi composta de 129 participantes, a maioria saudável, mas alguns com comprometimento cognitivo leve. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário e da escala de depressão geriátrica de Yesavage, aplicada por meio de ligações telefônicas no período de abril a junho de 2020.

Resultados: Diferenças estatisticamente significantes foram encontradas nas mudanças nos hábitos de sono dos participantes saudáveis (p=0,018). As comparações intragrupo da escala de depressão geriátrica de Yesavage em participantes saudáveis foram significativas (p=0,010) e, no nível intergrupo, antes e depois da quarentena mostraram diferenças significativas nos escores do pré-teste (p=0,003).

Conclusões: O isolamento social teve efeito psicológico negativo sobre os hábitos de sono, humor deprimido e saúde física, principalmente em participantes saudáveis.

Keywords: Affect; COVID-19; Cognitive Dysfunction; Depression; Personal Satisfaction; Quarantine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors report no conflict of interest.

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