ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Neurol.
Sec. Sleep Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1576177
This article is part of the Research TopicBeyond Rest: Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship and Intersecting Pathways of Sleep and Physical HealthView all 12 articles
Evaluation of Covid-19 Fear and Sleep Quality in individuals with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study
Provisionally accepted
- Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye
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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 depertment of a hospital in eastern T****. 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.
Keywords: COVID-19, Fear, Epilepsy, sleep quality, Patient
Received: 13 Feb 2025; Accepted: 18 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Hatice POLAT, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye
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