Correlations between COVID-19 and burden of dementia: An ecological study and review of literature
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Azarpazhooha, MR; Amiri, A; Morovatdar, N; Steinwender, S; Ardani, AR; Yassi, N; Biller, J; Stranges, S; Belasi, MT; Neya, SK; ...Date
2020-09-15Source Title
Journal of the Neurological SciencesPublisher
ELSEVIERUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Yassi, NawafAffiliation
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Azarpazhooha, M. R., Amiri, A., Morovatdar, N., Steinwender, S., Ardani, A. R., Yassi, N., Biller, J., Stranges, S., Belasi, M. T., Neya, S. K., Khorram, B., Andalibi, M. S. S., Arsang-Jang, S., Mokhber, N. & Di Napoli, M. (2020). Correlations between COVID-19 and burden of dementia: An ecological study and review of literature. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 416, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117013.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7334961Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Current evidence on the association between COVID-19 and dementia is sparse. This study aims to investigate the associations between COVID-19 caseload and the burden of dementia. METHODS: We gathered data regarding burden of dementia (disability-adjusted life years [DALYs] per 100,000), life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy (HALE) from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study. We obtained COVID-19 data from Our World in Data database. We analyzed the association of COVID-19 cases and deaths with the burden of dementia using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS: Globally, we found significant positive (p < .001) correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58), and dementia DALYs (r = 0.46) with COVID-19 caseloads. Likewise, we found similar correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58) and dementia DALYs (r = 0.54) with COVID-19 mortality. CONCLUSION: Health policymakers should clarify a targeted model of disease surveillance in order to reduce the dual burden of dementia and COVID-19.
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