The potential dangers of not understanding COVID-19 public health restrictions in dementia: "It's a groundhog day - every single day she does not understand why she can't go out for a walk"

• Main Authors: Clarissa Giebel (Author), Kerry Hanna (Author), Manoj Rajagopal (Author), Aravind Komuravelli (Author), Jacqueline Cannon (Author), Justine Shenton (Author), Ruth Eley (Author), Anna Gaughan (Author), Steve Callaghan (Author), Hilary Tetlow (Author), Stan Limbert (Author), Rosie Whittington (Author), Carol Rogers (Author), Kym Ward (Author), Lisa Shaw (Author), Sarah Butchard (Author), Mark Gabbay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sudden public health restrictions can be difficult to comprehend for people with cognitive deficits. However, these are even more important for them to adhere to due to their increased levels of vulnerability, particularly to COVID-19. With a lack of previous evidence, we explore...