Black dementia patients are even more at risk!
The study’s findings also showed some concerning demographic trends. According to the researchers, black dementia patients are three times more likely to catch COVID than white dementia patients. The researchers also emphasized “the need to protect patients with dementia, especially those who are Black.”
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But why are dementia patients at a higher risk of infection?
According to the researchers, dementia patients could be at a higher risk of infection with COVID due to their daily environment. According to Kenneth Langa, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan who was not involved in the study, “Folks with dementia are more dependent on those around them to do the safety stuff, to remember to wear a mask, to keep people away through social distancing.”
“There is the cognitive impairment and the fact that they are more socially at risk,” Langa told The New York Times.
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