The impact of COVID-19 on people with epilepsy: Global results from the coronavirus and epilepsy study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize the experience of people with epilepsy and aligned healthcare workers (HCWs) during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and compare experiences in high-income countries (HICs) with non-HICs.

Methods

Separate surveys for people with epilepsy and HCWs were distributed online in April 2020. Responses were collected to September 2021. Data were collected for COVID-19 infections, the effect of COVID-related restrictions, access to specialist help for epilepsy (people with epilepsy), and the impact of the pandemic on work productivity (HCWs). The frequency of responses for non-HICs and HICs were compared using non-parametric Chi-square tests.

Results

Two thousand one hundred and  five individuals with epilepsy from 53 countries and 392 HCW

SUBMITTER: Vasey MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450608 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature