Effect of Remote Cognitive Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Effect of Remote Cognitive Intervention in Patients With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Retrospective study to evaluate the effect of a remote cognitive-rehabilitative intervention during the Covid outbreak in subjects with Parkinson's disease.

Mild cognitive impairment is frequent among people with Parkinson's disease. Cognitive training seems effective on cognitive status and for mitigating anxiety and depression. With COVID-19 outbreak, such therapeutic interventions were delivered online. This retrospective study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an online cognitive treatment, carried out in COVID times and based on the Parkinson's-Adapted Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, on cognitive domains and mood in 18 older people with Parkinson's disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parkinson disease: Hoehn & Yahr's scale: 1-3 based on the UK PD Society Brain Bank
• mild cognitive impairment
• no cognitive training between March and October 2020
• presence of a family caregiver to access and use the online platform

Exclusion Criteria:

• other neurological diseases
• deep brain stimulation
• schizophrenia
• depression
• sensory deprivations that could interfere with the treatment