The Prevalence and the Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Older Patients with Dementia: A Single-center Experience in the Light of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Merve Güner Oytun, Yelda Öztürk, Arzu Okyar Baş, Serdar Ceylan, Burcu Balam Doğu, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Meltem Gülhan Halil
2022 European Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology  
discovered a relationship between a load of dementia and COVID-19 events (4). Furthermore, the mortality rate because of COVID-19 has been reported to be higher in dementia patients. On the other hand, there is limited data in the literature about the prevalence of COVID-19 in patients with dementia, one study from Spain was reported that the prevalence of COVID-19 in patients with dementia was 15.2% and the mortality rate was 41.9% in patients with . Patients diagnosed with dementia are at
more » ... eased risk for COVID-19 infection since patients with dementia are unable to
doi:10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2022.2022-2-1 fatcat:fnmdlp2ke5bvzojitdoy5na2oy