2024
Health care access, psychosocial outcomes and mental health in adults living with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mc Carthy L, Mathew B, Blank L, Van Hyfte G, Gotlieb E, Goldstein J, Agarwal P, Kwon C, Singh A, Fields M, Marcuse L, Yoo J, Sivarak E, Gururangan K, Navis A, Jetté N. Health care access, psychosocial outcomes and mental health in adults living with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Epilepsy & Behavior 2024, 151: 109617. PMID: 38219607, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7Psychosocial outcomesMental healthHealthcare accessCancelled visitsCross-sectional study of adultsHealth care accessCOVID-19 pandemicMental health comorbiditiesPoor mental healthSocial support issuesPoor psychosocial outcomesSymptoms of anxietyCross-sectional studyStudy of adultsCare accessPsychosocial supportHealth comorbiditiesModerate/severe depressionHealth systemTelehealth visitsNeurological carePLWEStandardized questionnaire
2023
Older adults with epilepsy and COVID-19: Outcomes in a multi-hospital health system
Ufongene C, Van Hyfte G, Agarwal P, Goldstein J, Mathew B, Navis A, McCarthy L, Kwon C, Gururangan K, Balchandani P, Marcuse L, Naasan G, Singh A, Young J, Charney A, Nadkarni G, Jette N, Blank L, Group S. Older adults with epilepsy and COVID-19: Outcomes in a multi-hospital health system. Seizure 2023, 114: 33-39. PMID: 38039805, PMCID: PMC10841585, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2023.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Classification of DiseasesLength of stayOlder adultsDischarge dispositionHigher in-hospital mortalityHealth systemIn-hospital deathIn-hospital mortalityMulti-hospital health systemOdds of in-hospital deathAssociated with increased oddsAssociated with increased odds of in-hospital deathNew York health systemMultivariate logistic regression modelClassification of DiseasesConsecutive older patientsAssociated with higher in-hospital mortalityLogistic regression modelsCompare in-hospital outcomesFactors associated with mortalityNon-routine discharge dispositionAssociated with higher ratesOlder peopleInternational ClassificationAdmitted with COVID-19