High anxiety level and the underlying reason of people with epilepsy during the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases_Journal of Epilepsy

Authors：

LAI Wanlin , PENG Anjiao , ZHANG Lin , HE Shixu ,  CHEN Lei

Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;

Corresponding author：

CHEN Lei, Email: leilei_25@126.com

Keywords：

2019 Novel coronavirus diseases; Epilepsy; Anxiety; Antiepileptic drugs

DOI：

10.7507/2096-0247.20200031

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Objective To investigate the anxious level of people with epilepsy (PWE) during the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) and explore the reasons of anxiety.Methods An internet questionnaire survey were conducted on the anxiety state of PWE and health controls (HC) aged 18 to 45 years old between Feb 9, 2020 and Feb 17, 2020. The questionnaire included demographic information, general status and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).Results In all, 148 PWE and 300 HC were included in this study. The total SAI score (46.72±9.98 vs. 41.77±10.20, P<0.001) and the total TAI score (44.18±8.88 vs. 31.27±17.44, P<0.001) were significantly higher in PWE than in HC. PWE concerned most (69.9%) about the difficulty of obtaining antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) while HC concerned most about the lack of face masks (73.3%).Conclusion High anxious level in PWE during the outbreak of COVID is probably due to the difficulty of obtaining AEDs. Thus, the society should strengthen the solution of the problem of purchasing AEDs and conduct timely psychological counseling.

Citation： LAI Wanlin, PENG Anjiao, ZHANG Lin, HE Shixu, CHEN Lei. High anxiety level and the underlying reason of people with epilepsy during the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases. Journal of Epilepsy, 2020, 6(2): 175-178. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.20200031 Copy

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