Evaluating risk to people with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic: Preliminary findings from the COV-E study.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global anguish unparalleled in recent times. As cases rise, increased pressure on health services, combined with severe disruption to people's everyday lives, can adversely affect individuals living with chronic illnesses, including people with epilepsy. Stressors related to disruption to healthcare, finances, mental well-being, relationships, schooling, physical activity, and increased isolation could increase seizures and impair epilepsy self-management. We aim to understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on the health and well-being of people with epilepsy focusing on exposure to increased risk of seizures, associated comorbidity, and mortality. We designed two online surveys with one addressing people with epilepsy directly and the second for caregive

SUBMITTER: Thorpe J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7698680 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature