Considering People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in Covid-19 Lockdowns

dc.contributor.authorViaña, John Noelen
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-12T01:34:15Z
dc.date.available2025-06-12T01:34:15Z
dc.date.issued2021en
dc.description.abstractRecent outbreaks in Australia and the detection of more virulent SARS-CoV-2 strains suggest that Covid-19 is not yet over. In July 2021, three states in Australia were in lockdown as a result of community transmission of the Delta variant. Despite being effective at mitigating outbreaks, lockdowns could have adverse effects on the elderly and people with dementia. This commentary reviews general lockdown and aged-care lockdown policies in Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia and highlights how these could affect the well-being of people with dementia and their caregivers. Drawing from literature on Covid-19 and dementia, this commentary provides pragmatic recommendations on how to consider the well-being of people with dementia and their care providers in Covid-19 management policies.en
dc.description.sponsorshipI acknowledge funding and research support from the Responsible Innovation collaboration of the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University and the Responsible Innovation Future Science Platform of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. I am grateful to Henry Dixson for his feedback on an earlier version of the manuscript.en
dc.description.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.format.extent2en
dc.identifier.issn0093-0334en
dc.identifier.otherPubMed:34904736en
dc.identifier.otherORCID:/0000-0002-4004-7546/work/176534615en
dc.identifier.scopus85121352667en
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121352667&partnerID=8YFLogxKen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733759904
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsPublisher Copyright: © 2021 The Hastings Centeren
dc.sourceHastings Center Reporten
dc.subjectbioethicsen
dc.subjectCovid-19en
dc.subjectdementiaen
dc.subjectequityen
dc.subjectlockdownsen
dc.subjectpublic health ethicsen
dc.titleConsidering People with Dementia and Their Caregivers in Covid-19 Lockdownsen
dc.typeCommentaryen
dspace.entity.typePublicationen
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage12en
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage11en
local.contributor.affiliationViaña, John Noel; School of Regulation & Global Governance, ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy, The Australian National Universityen
local.identifier.citationvolume51en
local.identifier.doi10.1002/hast.1303en
local.identifier.pure9d5dad68-ce9c-4db9-b3af-e36b5c0d9204en
local.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85121352667en
local.type.statusPublisheden

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