Aishila Kar, Amity University Kolkata
A second pandemic shadows our land, following after COVID-19: a pandemic of slumbering brains. We isolated the elder and older to protect them from the virus.
A survey by the Washington Post suggests that over 13,000 excess deaths have occurred in dementia patients after the pandemic started, not related to COVID. The neurologist stated that focus on the roughly 6 million Americans with dementia, but the loss of social contact potentially affects all of our elderly.
With COVID, impatient memory care daily routine across the country modify into online programs or shut down altogether. So the activity of the brain also began to shut down as well. Online programs can provide important stimulation, but willing families or caretakers must involve the patient during the program to derive the benefits.
Many centres offer home events online, but these are far more successful when family members or caretakers watch with the patient to assist focus and engagement. Social engagement appears to be most stimulating to our brains, but mildly affected patients may benefit from other cognitive challenges according to their taste, such as Sudoku, card games, reading in a new area, or commercial programs.
Physical activity improves dementia, with the “dosing” of exercise as per patient ability and interest. Walking and gym activities can be helpful, likewise in the home or at a socially distanced program.
Nothing hurts like observing a loved one slowly dying. The pandemic forced us to stay home and to maintain social distance from all. As we flight to open up safely, we need to keep their cognitive wellbeing in our hearts, even as they remain the most vulnerable to the outcome of COVID-19.
Also read: CAN GENETIC MUTATION LEAD TO MATERNAL DEATH AFTER CHILD BIRTH?
Source- Alzheimer’s: The Second Epidemic- by James S. Grisolia, MD https://www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/dementia/88929
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