ReviewEpilepsy & behavior : E&B2021
Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A meta-analysis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to evaluate the psychological consequences of COVID-19.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Evaluation of COVID-19 fear and sleep quality in individuals with epilepsy: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on people with epilepsy: Global results from the coronavirus and epilepsy study.Epilepsia open · 2024Article
- Frequency and risk factors of psychological distress among individuals with epilepsy before and during the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in China: an online questionnaire survey.Acta epileptologica · 2024Article
- Living with Epilepsy in Adolescence in Italy: Psychological and Behavioral Impact.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Long-term analysis of the effects of COVID-19 in people with epilepsy: Results from a multicenter on-line survey across the pandemic waves.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate psychological comorbidities in patients with epilepsy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
methodA systematic review and meta-analysis approach was used to comprehensively search MEDLINE, CENTRAL, EMBASE, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases for relevant studies. Studies that reported psychological stress in patients with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic were included. Psychological comorbidities were defined as anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance. Pooled proportions of psychological comorbidities with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were assessed using a random-effects model. The quality of assessment for each study, heterogeneity between the studies, and publication bias were also evaluated.
resultsA total of 28 studies with 7959 patients/caregivers were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled proportions of anxiety/worry, depression/bad mood, and sleep disturbance were 38.9% (95% CI: 31.3-46.7); I
conclusionAlthough the heterogeneity was high, our results showed a relatively high incidence of psychological comorbidities. Therefore, clinicians need to intervene early in the stress of patients with epilepsy to prevent worsening of stress, which can result in seizure worsening.
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