Table 5.
Relation between the worsening of seizures and different demographic and clinical factors (N = 35)
| Variables | Frequency of worsening of seizure N (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | ||
| Full-time job | 6 (17.1) | |
| Part-time job | 1(2.9) | 0.031* |
| Student | 9 (25.7) | |
| Not working/retired | 19 (54.3) | |
| Other treatment modalities | ||
| VNS | 3 (8.6) | 0.045* |
| Surgery | 0 | |
| Time of the last seizure before the pandemic | ||
| Less than 3 months | 23 (29.7) | 0.001* |
| More than 3 months | 12 (12.9) | |
| Last medical review before the pandemic | ||
| Less than 3 months | 18 (36.7) | 0.006* |
| Three months or earlier | 17 (16.7) | |
| DASS 21—Depression during the pandemic | ||
| No depression | 6 (11.8) | |
| Mild depression | 6 (30.0) | 0.039* |
| Moderate depression | 5 (23.8) | |
| Severe depression | 13 (31.0) | |
| Extremely severe depression | 5 (29.4) | |
| PSQI—Sleep during the pandemic | ||
| Impaired sleep quality | 26 (31.0) | 0.012* |
| Good sleep qualit | 9 (13.4) | |
| The concern during the pandemic | ||
| Shortage of ASMs | 8 (17.4) | 0.028* |
| To get Coronvirus infections | 14 (20.9) | |
| Seizure worsening | 13 (40.6) | |
| To loss job | 0 | |
*Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05