ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled growing concerns about the long-term impacts on outcomes in older adults including social isolation and declines in cognitive health. Prior to the pandemic, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) released a nationwide request for information to understand how community-based organizations monitor changes in cognitive status for homebound older adults. This Perspective describes strategies reported by community-based organizations to monitor cognitive status in homebound older adults and notes the potential for technology to mitigate the risk of social isolation and delays in observing cognitive decline, considerations that are especially relevant during COVID-19 amid social distancing requirements.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行加剧了人们对老年人健康状况长期影响的担忧，包括社会孤立和认知健康下降。在大流行之前，社区生活管理局 (ACL) 发布了一项全国性的信息请求，以了解社区组织如何监测居家老年人认知状态的变化。本观点描述了社区组织报告的监测居家老年人认知状态的策略，并指出技术有可能减轻社会孤立和延迟观察认知衰退的风险，这些考虑在 COVID-19 期间与社会疏远尤为相关要求。