Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric patients with epilepsy in Jordan: The caregiver perspective
| Autor: | Miral Al Momani, Yusra Arafeh, Philip Sweidan, Basima A. Almomani, Samah K. Aburahma, A. A. Al-Qudah |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Telemedicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Computer-assisted web interviewing Article Epilepsy Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Seizure control Humans Child Children Pandemics Jordan SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Perspective (graphical) COVID-19 Outbreak General Medicine medicine.disease Caregivers Neurology Family medicine Communicable Disease Control Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Seizure |
| ISSN: | 1059-1311 |
| Popis: | Objectives The recent COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted care systems around the world. We assessed the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the care of pediatric patients with epilepsy in Jordan. Potential predictors for seizure control during COVID-19 outbreaks were investigated. Methods A cross- sectional survey was conducted on pediatric patients with epilepsy in Jordan, between January and February 2021, via online questionnaires. The collected data included demographic information, epilepsy-related characteristics, views of caregivers and changes in seizure control during COVID-19 outbreak. Results A total number of 672 subjects were screened, 276 were eligible, and 154 completed the questionnaire adequately. Two thirds of caregivers (66.2%) reported that the COVID -19 outbreaks prevented their child from getting proper epilepsy care and 28.6% reported difficulty giving the drugs to their child on time because of loss of daily routine. In addition, more than half (55.8%) reported difficulty obtaining antiseizure medicines (ASMs). On the other hand, 77.3% of caregivers reported that seizure status remained unchanged or improved for their children during the COVID-19 and 22.7% reported worsened seizure control. The number of antiseizure medicines taken by patients (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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