{"id":51158,"date":"2020-06-16T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T10:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hospitalarias.org\/en\/?p=51158"},"modified":"2020-06-16T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T10:08:37","slug":"impact-of-the-pandemic-in-people-with-limited-cognitive-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hospitalarias.org\/en\/impact-of-the-pandemic-in-people-with-limited-cognitive-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact of the pandemic in people with limited cognitive reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalarias.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Rui-Albuquerque-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-51161\" width=\"215\" height=\"321\" \/><figcaption><strong>Dr.  Rui Albuquerque <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new coronavirus pandemic (SARS-COV-2) has changed our way of  life. From the fear of infection to suffering during illness, going  through the pain of mourning at the loss of a loved one, the effects of  the pandemic on the mental health of the general population will have  consequences that differ, in many aspects, from those directly related  to the disease caused by the virus (COVID-19). <strong>Social  isolation, loss of income, unemployment or work overload are some  examples of the impact of the pandemic that may indirectly compromise  the mental health of each and every one of us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usually happens in crisis situations that affect societies, \nwhatever their nature, people with more fragile mental health become \nvulnerable. In the context of the current pandemic, people with a \nlimited cognitive reserve are not excluded from this reality. \nIndividuals with dementia, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson\u2019s disease,\n intellectual disability, and many other congenital or acquired brain \nabnormalities are part of this group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the life or progression of the disease of these people, the existence of psychopathologies remains constant. Also, the consequences of the pandemic may have a more significant impact on already fragile mental health.  People with dementia, for example, may have trouble understanding why  they are not receiving visits from family members at the institution  where they reside. They may also develop the conviction that they have  been forgotten and become depressed. On the other hand, home confinement  for a young man with an intellectual disability who used to go to a  special education centre every day and enjoy outdoor activities, may  produce anxiety that is difficult to control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just a few  examples of the indirect consequences of the pandemic; those  consequences that arise from the necessary measures to contain the  virus. <strong>Excluding people who, due to their  age or the medical pathology they suffer, are part of the so-called risk  groups, there is a greater probability that people with a limited  cognitive reserve will suffer more indirect consequences of the pandemic  on their health, especially at the mental level, than direct  consequences, such as infection with the new coronavirus and the  development of COVID-19. Therefore, mental health interventions in this  most vulnerable sector are essential during the current pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct approach for the treatment of a patient with  psychopathology must follow the biopsychosocial model with a technical  intervention as the central axis, based on an empathetic attitude, the  understanding of the symptoms and the socio-family contextualization.  This methodology presupposes a face-to-face consultation with the  patient and, sometimes, with the family or caregiver. However, during  the pandemic, the entire health system has had to be restructured and  has become less accessible at the scheduled treatment level (such as  consultations). In addition, the population has avoided going to health  centres for fear of contagion. <strong>It is  recommended that both patients and family members or caregivers be  attentive to signs and symptoms that may reflect the severity and that  they do not hesitate to contact health centres. On the other hand, it is  to be expected that social isolation and confinement will provoke the  appearance of transitory symptoms of anxiety and depression, which  should be understood as reactive and to which we must adopt an attitude  of observation, without the need for immediate medical intervention.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It is important to remember that during the pandemic, the rest of the\n health problems will continue to exist and need treatment. We\n must not forget the people most vulnerable to the direct and indirect \nconsequences of the pandemic. We must adopt proactive measures \nthroughout the health system to guarantee their correct clinical \nsurveillance.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr Rui Albuquerque, Bachelor of Medicine from the Lisbon Faculty of  Medicine. Psychiatry specialist. Clinical director of the \u201cNossa Senhora  de F\u00e1tima Psycho-geriatric Center\u201d, of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sisters Hospitallers (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalarias.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sisters Hospitallers<\/a> in Cascais  (Portugal), since 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new coronavirus pandemic (SARS-COV-2) has changed our way of life. 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