Incidence of anxiety in epilepsy during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected people globally, and people with chronic diseases are suffering more in maintaining their mental and physical health. METHOD: This cross-sectional, case–control study assessed the anxiety level in people with epilepsy compared wi...

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Autores principales: Salari, Mehri, Etemadifar, Masoud, Gharagozli, Koroush, Etemad, Koorosh, Ashrafi, Farzad, Ashourizadeh, Helia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32949966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107442
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Sumario:PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected people globally, and people with chronic diseases are suffering more in maintaining their mental and physical health. METHOD: This cross-sectional, case–control study assessed the anxiety level in people with epilepsy compared with the general population. RESULTS: The results showed that 13.5% of patients had experienced a severe level of anxiety, but the mean anxiety level between groups did not show significant difference. CONCLUSION: Although still many aspects of the pandemic on people with epilepsy are yet to be determined, active investigation of psychological sequels of the pandemic is demanded.

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