Correction: Income inequality and its relationship with loneliness prevalence: A cross-sectional study among older adults in the US and 16 European countries.

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Factors associated with loneliness in Latin-American family care partners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: COVID-19-related restrictions led to an increase in overall loneliness and social isolation. Before the pandemic, care partners reported higher levels of loneliness and higher loneliness prevalence compared to non-care partners. Because of the spread and severity of the infections, and the access to support spread, we expect a different impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LATAM care partners.

[Early integration of palliative care; implications for people with chronic diseases].

Introduction: Globally, there is a growing number of population with noncommunicable and aging diseases that are eligible for palliative care.

Objective: To analyze when palliative care should be integrated in people with non-oncological chronic diseases and the implications of its implementation.

Methodology: Review of scientific literature in the Web of Science, PubMed and CINAHL databases, using the descriptors palliative care, chronic diseases, and benefits.

Effects of Anxiety, Stress and Perceived Social Support on Depression and Loneliness Among Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Path Analysis.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, older people were exposed to high levels of anxiety and stress leading to loneliness and depressive disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of anxiety, positive coping, perceived social support, and perceived stress on depression and loneliness among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional online/telephone survey.

[Key considerations in the process of assent in children and adolescents: an integrative review].

Unlabelled: The participation of children and adolescents in research requires bioethical measures to safeguard their autonomy and well-being through the application of the informed consent process.

Objective: To critically analyze the factors involved in the process of assent/consent in children and adolescents in research.

Methodology: Integrative review of scientific evidence carried out between April and June 2023, from manuscripts published between 2014 and 2023 in Web of Science, PubMed, CUIDEN, and CINAHL databases, using the descriptors Process Assessment OR Assent AND Informed Consent AND Bioethics AND Minors OR Child OR Children AND adolescent OR teenage AND Pediatrics AND Research.

Predictors of Unmet Needs in Chilean Older People with Dependency: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Approximately one in five Chilean older adults has some degree of dependency. Limited evidence is available on self-perceived needs in Latin-American older people. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of unmet needs of dependent older persons without cognitive impairment, considering personal and primary informal caregivers' factors.

Internet use by informal caregivers in Chile: An analysis including age and gender perspectives.

Objectives: This study explored the relationship between Internet use and informal caregivers' characteristics.

Methods: We used the Chilean Sociodemographic Characterization Survey. A total of 86,172 informal caregivers were identified.

Income inequality and its relationship with loneliness prevalence: A cross-sectional study among older adults in the US and 16 European countries.

Backgrounds: The prevalence of loneliness increases among older adults, varies across countries, and is related to within-country socioeconomic, psychosocial, and health factors. The 2000-2019 pooled prevalence of loneliness among adults 60 years and older went from 5.2% in Northern Europe to 24% in Eastern Europe, while in the US was 56% in 2012.

The Impact of a Yoga-Based Mindfulness Intervention versus Psycho-Educational Session for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: There is a global agreement in the medical community that a significant proportion of dementia cases could be prevented or postponed. One of the factors behind this agreement comes from scientific evidence showing that mind-body interventions such as mindfulness and yoga for the elderly have been related to a range of positive outcomes, including improved cognition performance in seniors with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a yoga-based mindfulness intervention (YBM) versus psychoeducational sessions for older adults with MCI attending Hospital Clinic Universidad de Chile in Santiago.

Predictors, Types of Internet Use, and the Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults: A Comprehensive Model.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate a comprehensive model that includes predictors of use, types of Internet use, and psychological well-being outcomes in the older population.

Methods: The total sample comprised 650 older Internet users. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate the effect of predictors (i.

[Effects of the COVID-19 confinement on mental health among higher education students in Chile].

Background: Chilean higher education students have faced highly stressful events in 2020, including confinement and remote education. This population is particularly susceptible to mental health problems, such as high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.

Aim: To evaluate possible negative impacts of confinement by COVID-19 on Chilean higher education students' mental health.

Impact of social isolation and coping strategies in older adults with mild cognitive impairment during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the experiences and feelings of older adults with MCI during the COVID-19 outbreak in Chile and to know what strategies they used to overcome social isolation.

Method: A qualitative design was used. Ten participants with a diagnosis of MCI took part in this study.

The impact of COVID-19 on the well-being and cognition of older adults living in the United States and Latin America.

Background: In the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults from vulnerable ethnoracial groups are at high risk of infection, hospitalization, and death. We aimed to explore the pandemic's impact on the well-being and cognition of older adults living in the United States (US), Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.

Methods: 1,608 (646 White, 852 Latino, 77 Black, 33 Asian; 72% female) individuals from the US and four Latin American countries aged ≥ 55 years completed an online survey regarding well-being and cognition during the pandemic between May and September 2020.

Met and unmet needs of dependent older people according to the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE): A scoping review.

In order to address the complexity of needs of dependent older people, multidimensional and person-centered needs assessment is required. The objective of this review is to describe met and unmet needs of dependent older people, living in the community or in institutions, and the factors associated with those needs. Selection criteria included papers about need asessment which employed the Camberwell Assesment of Need for the Elderly (CANE).

Impact of Social Isolation on People with Dementia and Their Family Caregivers.

Background: People with dementia and their family caregivers may face a great burden through social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be manifested as various behavioral and clinical symptoms.

Objective: To investigate the impacts of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with dementia and their family caregivers.

Methods: Two semi-structured questionnaires were applied via telephone to family caregivers of people diagnosed with dementia in three cities in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, in order to assess clinical and behavioral changes in people with dementia and in their caregivers.

Predictors of unmet needs in Chilean older people with dementia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The needs of people with dementia (PWD) have not been assessed in any Latin American country. Several European countries have already related unmet needs with quality of life, caregiver's age, burden, stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to identify met and unmet needs in Chilean older adults with dementia and to determine if those needs were associated with PWD's, their informal caregivers' and social factors.

Validation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Chilean older people.

Objective: Currently in Chile there is a lack of validated tools for measuring anxiety in the elderly population. Considering this, the purpose of this study was to validate the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) in the country.

Method: An analysis of the psychometric properties of the GAI was carried out, using a non-clinical sample of 301 older adults in the Metropolitan and Valparaíso regions of Chile.

Impact of mind-body interventions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:Mind-body interventions have been associated with a range of positive outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The aim of the present study was to review the impact of different non-pharmacological programs based on mind-body intervention for older adults with MCI.

Methods: A comprehensive search method as required by the Cochrane Collaboration has been performed through the following databases: Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINHAL, Cochrane, Ebsco.

Case management approaches to home support for people with dementia.

Background: Over 35 million people are estimated to be living with dementia in the world and the societal costs are very high. Case management is a widely used and strongly promoted complex intervention for organising and co-ordinating care at the level of the individual, with the aim of providing long-term care for people with dementia in the community as an alternative to early admission to a care home or hospital.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of case management approaches to home support for people with dementia, from the perspective of the different people involved (patients, carers, and staff) compared with other forms of treatment, including 'treatment as usual', standard community treatment and other non-case management interventions.

Does physical activity reduce burden in carers of people with dementia? A literature review.

Objectives: Physical exercise has been associated with a range of positive outcomes including improvements in psychological well-being. The aim of the present study was to review current evidence on the effects of physical activity interventions for carers of people with dementia.

Methods: Systematic review.

An updated review on burden on caregivers of schizophrenia patients.

Background: Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness that has a significant impact not only in the patient but also in the entire family as well. Caregivers assume almost the totality of the patient care. This responsibility exposes caregivers to an intense burden with negative consequences for them and the rest of the family system.

Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Background: Activity levels remain low in care homes, but activity engagement can enhance residents' quality of life.

Aim: This study aimed to assess an occupational therapy programme designed to enable care home staff to increase activity provision.

Method: A cluster randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment of outcome was conducted.

The CUIDEME Study: determinants of burden in chilean primary caregivers of patients with dementia.

Background: Caring for a person with dementia is associated with well-documented increases in burden and distress and decreases in mental health and wellbeing. Studies assessing burden in caregivers of patients with dementia and its determinants are scarce in Latin America.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess the extent and the determinants of burden in informal primary caregivers of patients with dementia in Chile.

The needs of people with dementia living at home from user, caregiver and professional perspectives: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Few reports have been published about differences in perspectives on perceived needs among community-residing people with dementia, their family caregivers, and professionals. The aim of this study was to compare these perspectives.

Method: During 2006 and 2007, one-hundred and fifty two interviews of people with dementia and their caregivers about the needs of the person with dementia were performed by four professionals using The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE).