The prevalence and correlates of PTSD, insomnia, and fatigue among people with epilepsy during Oct.7th war on Gaza: A study from Jordan.

Autor: Gammoh O; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Yarmouk University, P.O. Box 566, Irbid 21163, Jordan. Electronic address: omar.gammoh@yu.edu.jo., Ennab W; Department of Neurology, Al-Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B [Epilepsy Behav] 2024 Jun; Vol. 155, pp. 109768. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109768
Abstrakt: Jordan and Palestine are tightly related countries as the same families live in the two adjacent countries. The present study sought to examine the prevalence and determinants of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)symptoms, insomnia, and fatigue among a cohort of People with Epilepsy (PWE) in Jordan. This is a cross-sectional study with inclusion criteria. PTSD, insomnia, and fatigue were assessed using validated scales. Data were analyzed from 109 PWE, PTSD symptoms were screened in (35.5 %), and Insomnia was screened in 51.8 %, moreover, fatigue mean score ± SD was 44.64 ± 26.96. PTSD symptoms were significantly associated with "females" and "age above 30 years" Insomnia severity was associated with "females". Also, the regression results demonstrated that "abstinence from social media" was significantly related to lower insomnia severity. Higher fatigue severity was associated with "married" and "Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures", whereas, lower fatigue severity was associated with "males", and with "levetiracetam". Our findings indicate the need for actions to alleviate mental health deterioration in PWE.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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