Table 2.

Clinical problems and future research directions proposed.

Clinical problems	Future research directions
COVID-19 testing difficulty in patients with dementia	New possible tests for COVID-19 identification
Difficult to manage COVID-19 positive patients with dementia with wandering	COVID-19 vaccinations; re-organizing the structure of the nursing homes
Issues with connecting with families and using video conferencing	More diffusion in general population of video conferencing
Prognosis and appropriateness of intensive treatment	Increase the use of prognostic tools in nursing home setting; use of telemedicine
Issues related to dysphagia	Medications older-friendly