Interim guidance for health-care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

Martin-Khan, M; Bail, K; Yates, MW; Thompson, J; Graham, F; Cognitive Impairment and COVID-19, Hospital Care Guidance Committee,

Interim guidance for health-care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

Martin-Khan, M Bail, K Yates, MW Thompson, J Graham, F Cognitive Impairment and COVID-19, Hospital Care Guidance Committee,

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Citation:: Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2020, 39, (3), pp. 283-286
Issue Date:: 2020-09

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dc.contributor.author	Martin-Khan, M
dc.contributor.author	Bail, K
dc.contributor.author	Yates, MW
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, J
dc.contributor.author	Graham, F
dc.contributor.author	Cognitive Impairment and COVID-19, Hospital Care Guidance Committee,
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-31T01:00:45Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-07
dc.date.available	2022-10-31T01:00:45Z
dc.date.issued	2020-09
dc.identifier.citation	Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2020, 39, (3), pp. 283-286
dc.identifier.issn	1440-6381
dc.identifier.issn	1741-6612
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163013
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: We developed interim guidance for the care of patients with cognitive impairment in hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A Guidance Committee and Readers Group were recruited. The content was identified by the Committee and content-specific subgroups, resulting in a draft document, which was sent to the Readers for review. People with dementia and care partners were involved in all aspects of the process. RESULTS: Infection control measures can lead to an escalation of distress. In an environment where visiting bans are applied to care partners/advocates, hospitals need to ensure care partners can continue to provide decision-making support. Health-care professionals can proactively engage care partners using videoconferencing technologies. Developing models of care that proactively support best practice can minimise the risk of delirium, mitigate escalating symptoms and guide the use of non-pharmacological, pharmacological (start low, go slow) or physical restraint in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Australasian Journal on Ageing
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dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 16 Studies in Human Society, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Gerontology
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Betacoronavirus
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Dysfunction
dc.subject.mesh	Coronavirus Infections
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitalization
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infection Control
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Pneumonia, Viral
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Betacoronavirus
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Dysfunction
dc.subject.mesh	Coronavirus Infections
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitalization
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infection Control
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Pneumonia, Viral
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Pneumonia, Viral
dc.subject.mesh	Coronavirus Infections
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitalization
dc.subject.mesh	Infection Control
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Pandemics
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Dysfunction
dc.subject.mesh	Betacoronavirus
dc.subject.mesh	COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh	SARS-CoV-2
dc.title	Interim guidance for health-care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: We developed interim guidance for the care of patients with cognitive impairment in hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A Guidance Committee and Readers Group were recruited. The content was identified by the Committee and content-specific subgroups, resulting in a draft document, which was sent to the Readers for review. People with dementia and care partners were involved in all aspects of the process. RESULTS: Infection control measures can lead to an escalation of distress. In an environment where visiting bans are applied to care partners/advocates, hospitals need to ensure care partners can continue to provide decision-making support. Health-care professionals can proactively engage care partners using videoconferencing technologies. Developing models of care that proactively support best practice can minimise the risk of delirium, mitigate escalating symptoms and guide the use of non-pharmacological, pharmacological (start low, go slow) or physical restraint in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms.

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