Social isolation and psychological distress among older adults related to COVID-19: a narrative review of remotely-delivered interventions and recommendations

JA Gorenko, C Moran, M Flynn… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with several short-and long-term negative impacts
on the well-being of older adults. Physical distancing recommendations to reduce …

Anxiety as a predictor for cognitive decline and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Gulpers, I Ramakers, R Hamel, S Köhler… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Because anxiety is postulated as a risk factor for dementia, we performed a
systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether anxiety predicts cognitive …

Frequent neurocognitive deficits after recovery from mild COVID-19

MS Woo, J Malsy, J Pöttgen, S Seddiq Zai… - Brain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neuropsychiatric complications associated with coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the
Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) are increasingly appreciated. While most studies …

Anticipating and mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

EE Brown, S Kumar, TK Rajji, BG Pollock… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing global morbidity and mortality, straining health systems,
and disrupting society, putting individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias …

T‐MoCA: A valid phone screen for cognitive impairment in diverse community samples

MJ Katz, C Wang, CO Nester, CA Derby… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction There is an urgent need to validate telephone versions of widely used general
cognitive measures, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (T‐MoCA), for remote …

Cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric distress, and functional decline after COVID-19

TD Vannorsdall, E Brigham, A Fawzy, S Raju… - Journal of the Academy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There is a limited understanding of the cognitive and psychiatric sequelae of
COVID-19 during the post-acute phase, particularly among racially and ethnically diverse …

Remote cognitive and behavioral assessment: report of the Alzheimer Society of Canada Task Force on dementia care best practices for COVID‐19

MR Geddes, ME O'Connell, JD Fisk… - Alzheimer's & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Despite the urgent need for remote neurobehavioral assessment of individuals
with cognitive impairment, guidance is lacking. Our goal is to provide a multi‐dimensional …

Validity of screening tools for dementia and mild cognitive impairment among the elderly in primary health care: a systematic review

MA Abd Razak, NA Ahmad, YY Chan, NM Kasim… - Public health, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives This systematic review aims to provide updated and comprehensive evidence on
the validity and feasibility of screening tools for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and …

Cognitive assessment via telephone: a scoping review of instruments

AR Carlew, H Fatima, JR Livingstone… - Archives of Clinical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective Telephone-based cognitive assessment (TBCA) has long been studied but less
widely adopted in routine neuropsychological practice. Increased interest in remote …

Positive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene

BR Levy, MD Slade, RH Pietrzak, L Ferrucci - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
One of the strongest risk factors for dementia is the ε4 variant of the APOE gene. Yet, many
who carry it never develop dementia. The current study examined for the first time whether …