Publications

Authors:

Mattiuzzi, Camilla; Lippi, Giuseppe

Title:

Mortality for Alzheimer's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic

Year:

2025

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE

ISSN of journal:

1878-7649

N° Volume:

16

Number or Folder:

1

Page numbers:

379-381

Keyword:

Alzheimer’s disease, COVID-19, Mortality

Short description of contents:

Aim: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) negatively impacts the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether mortality from Alzheimer's disease has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We searched the WONDER database, to obtain cumulative and sex-specific age-adjusted death rates of Alzheimer's disease between the years 2018 and 2022. Results: Cumulative age-adjusted mortality rate displayed a peak in 2020, followed by gradual decline thereafter. The data for both sexes mirror that of total population, peaking in 2020, followed by a decline thereafter. The relative increase in age-adjusted mortality for Alzheimer's disease in 2020 compared to 2019 was + 8.7% in the total population, + 6.1% in men and + 10.1% in women. Conclusions: Frail people, such as those with Alzheimer's disease, may be more vulnerable to the risk of dying during an outbreak of infectious disease, paving the way for increased preventive and protective measures in the unfortunate event of the next pandemic.

Web page:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41999-024-01096-6

Product ID:

142330

Handle IRIS:

11562/1144546

Last Modified:

March 9, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Mattiuzzi, Camilla; Lippi, Giuseppe, Mortality for Alzheimer's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic «EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE» , vol. 16 , n. 1 , 2025 , pp. 379-381

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