Virtual day center for people with dementia and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unlabelled: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic suspended face-to-face assistance offered by community spaces, such as day centers (DCs). People with dementia (PwD) and their families were faced with the risks posed by social detachment and suspension of treatments.

Objective: This study aimed to present a virtual day center (VDC) program offered as a preventive strategy to reduce the damage caused by social isolation and interruption of treatment imposed by the pandemic.

Effectiveness of day care in supporting family caregivers of people with dementia: A systematic review.

Unlabelled: Day care (DC) provides a break in daily care as a support strategy for family caregivers (FC) of people with dementia (PwD).

Objective: to analyze the support strategies used by the DC for FC, their methodological and theoretical models, as well as the respective benefits for FC burden, coping strategies and quality of life.

Methods: a systematic review following the Prisma methodology was performed on PubMed, PsycInfo, Scopus and SciELO electronic databases in August, 2018.

Psychosocial impact of early onset dementia among caregivers.

Introduction: There is growing recognition of early onset dementia (EOD) as a significant clinical and social problem because of its effects on physical and mental health of people with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers.

Objective: To analyze the psychosocial impact of EOD in family caregivers.

Methods: The study design was qualitative.