Evaluation of COVID-19 fear and sleep quality in individuals with epilepsy: a cross-sectional study
Frontiers in Neurology, cilt.16, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1576177
- Dergi Adı: Frontiers in Neurology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, epilepsy, fear, patient, sleep quality
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: The study was carried out to determine the COVID-19 fear and sleep quality of people with epilepsy. Methods: The data of this descriptive study were collected from November 2021 to February 2022 with 92 people with epilepsy in the neurology department of a hospital in eastern Türkiye. The Descriptive Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and COVID-19 Fear Scale were used to collect the data for the study. Results: The mean COVID-19 score of people with epilepsy was found to be 13.55 ± 7.95, and the mean sleep quality score was 1.67 ± 1.69. Significant differences were detected in the mean fear scores of people with epilepsy according to their working status and perceived health status. It was also found that there was a significant correlation between the duration of epilepsy and sleep quality (p < 0.05). No significant differences were detected between the seizure types, number of seizures, number of medications used, presence of comorbid diseases, and fear and sleep quality (p > 0.05). No significant relations were detected between the sleep scale and its subcomponents and the COVID-19 Fear Scale (p > 0.05). Conclusion: It was found that the COVID-19 fear levels of people with epilepsy were at a moderate level and their sleep quality was good.