The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on a Greek cohort of patients with epilepsy.

IF 0.3 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Hippokratia Pub Date : 2021-10-01

E Giza, M Lefkopoulou, D Dimitrakopoulos, S Karachristianou, C Liasidis

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Abstract

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic, the subsequent lockdown, and the measures of social distancing may have had adverse effects on patients with epilepsy (PWE). This study was designed to assess the pandemic's psychological impact on the Greek non-infected PWE and possible changes in their seizure control.

Method: The patients were evaluated utilizing a semi-structured interview consisting of open questions regarding their demographic, social, and clinical characteristics, followed by five questions (on a scale of 0-10) related to the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown, and social distancing measures. Anxiety and depression of PWE were screened using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), which consists of HADS-Anxiety and HADS-Depression subscales.

Results: We evaluated 65 PWE in the outpatient clinic (60 %) or via telephone interview (40 %). None of these patients experienced changes in seizure control. The mean scores of the Covid-19-related questions were 6.1 ± 2.7 (fear of getting infected), 4.7 ± 3.3 (fear of death), 7.1 ± 2.7 (fear of sickness for their relatives), 6.4 ± 3.1 (stress during lockdown), and 3.0 ± 2.9 (fear of antiepileptic drugs unavailability). Thirty-nine (60 %) patients screened positive for anxiety and thirty-three (50.8 %) for depression.

Conclusion: The psychological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdown, and social distancing measures on non-infected PWE was moderate without changes in their seizure control. HIPPOKRATIA 2021, 25 (4):145-150.

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背景：新冠肺炎大流行、随后的封锁以及保持社交距离的措施可能对癫痫患者（PWE）产生了不利影响。这项研究旨在评估疫情对希腊未感染PWE的心理影响，以及他们癫痫控制的可能变化。方法：采用半结构化访谈对患者进行评估，包括关于其人口统计学、社会学和临床特征的开放性问题，然后是与新冠肺炎大流行、封锁和社交距离措施相关的五个问题（0-10分制）。采用医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）对PWE患者的焦虑和抑郁进行筛查，该量表由HADS焦虑量表和HADS抑郁量表组成。结果：我们在门诊（60%）或通过电话访谈（40%）评估了65例PWE。这些患者在癫痫控制方面均未发生变化。Covid-19相关问题的平均得分为6.1±2.7（担心感染）、4.7±3.3（担心死亡）、7.1±2.7（害怕亲人生病）、6.4±3.1（封锁期间的压力）和3.0±2.9（担心抗癫痫药物不可用）。39名（60%）患者的焦虑筛查呈阳性，33名（50.8%）患者的抑郁筛查呈阳性。结论：新冠肺炎大流行、封锁和保持社交距离措施对未感染PWE的心理影响是中等的，癫痫控制没有改变。希波克拉蒂亚2021，25（4）：145-150。

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Hippokratia MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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1.10

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Hippokratia journal is a quarterly issued, open access, peer reviewed, general medical journal, published in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is a forum for all medical specialties. The journal is published continuously since 1997, its official language is English and all submitted manuscripts undergo peer review by two independent reviewers, assigned by the Editor (double blinded review process). Hippokratia journal is managed by its Editorial Board and has an International Advisory Committee and over 500 expert Reviewers covering all medical specialties and additionally Technical Reviewers, Statisticians, Image processing Experts and a journal Secretary. The Society “Friends of Hippokratia Journal” has the financial management of both the printed and electronic edition of the journal.