Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study.

Background: There is sparse evidence on the impact on vulnerable populations of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of our study was to explore burden and mental wellbeing (including depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms) in caregivers of people with dementia during the first wave of the pandemic in Italy and southern Switzerland, two bordering regions severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey with family carers of people with dementia between May and June 2020.