Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate psychological comorbidities in patients with epilepsy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Method

A 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.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kuroda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature