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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior : E&B2021

Risk factors for psychological distress in electroencephalography technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national-level cross-sectional survey in Japan.

Naoto Kuroda, Takafumi Kubota, Toru Horinouchi, Naoki Ikegaya, Yu Kitazawa, Satoshi Kodama, Teppei Matsubara, Naoto Nagino, Shuichiro Neshige, Temma Soga and 4 more

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 20 institutions in 4 countries.

Naoto KurodaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Takafumi KubotaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Toru HorinouchiJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Naoki IkegayaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Yu KitazawaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neurology and Stroke Medicine, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Satoshi KodamaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
Teppei MatsubaraJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Naoto NaginoJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Epilepsy Center, TMG Asaka Medical Center, Japan.
Shuichiro NeshigeJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Japan.
Temma SogaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Epileptology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Daichi SoneJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, United Kingdom.
Yutaro TakayamaJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan.
Izumi KuramochiJapan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
IMPACT-J EPILEPSY (In-depth Multicenter analysis during Pandemic of Covid19 Throughout Japan for Epilepsy practice) study group
Kyoto University · JPWayne State University · USTokyo Medical and Dental University · JPKyushu University · JPSeirei Hamamatsu General Hospital · JPHiroshima University · JPNational Epilepsy Center · JPKagoshima University · JPSaitama Children's Medical Center · JPYokohama City University · JPAichi Medical University · JPJuntendo University · JPMusashino Academia Musicae · JPNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPTohoku University · JPEpilepsy Foundation · AUEpilepsy Research UK · GBHokkaido University · JPIwata City Hospital · JPMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify the risk factors for psychological distress in electroencephalography (EEG) technicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

methodIn this national-level cross-sectional survey initiated by Japan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), which is a national chapter of The Young Epilepsy Section of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE-YES), a questionnaire was administered to 173 technicians engaged in EEG at four clinics specializing in epilepsy care and 20 hospitals accredited as (quasi-) epilepsy centers or epilepsy training facilities in Japan from March 1 to April 30, 2021. We collected data on participants' profiles, information about work, and psychological distress outcome measurements, such as the K-6 and Tokyo Metropolitan Distress Scale for Pandemic (TMDP). Linear regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for psychological distress. Factors that were significantly associated with psychological distress in the univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate analysis.

resultsAmong the 142 respondents (response rate: 82%), 128 were included in the final analysis. As many as 35.2% of EEG technicians have been under psychological distress. In multivariate linear regression analysis for K-6, female sex, examination for patients (suspected) with COVID-19, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress. Contrastingly, in multivariate linear regression analysis for TMDP, female sex, presence of cohabitants who had to be separated from the respondent due to this pandemic, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress.

conclusionWe successfully identified the risk factors associated with psychological distress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results may help in understanding the psychological stress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the work environment, which is necessary to maintain the mental health of EEG technicians.

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COVID-19Psychological DistressCross-Sectional StudiesElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansJapanPandemicsRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Stress, PsychologicalClinical neurophysiologyCOVID-19EEGEpilepsyStressTechnician

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PMCPMC8491964
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