Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Aktar, Burçin; BALCI, BİRGUL; OZTURA, IBRAHIM; Baklan, Barış; Ferik, Sevgi

Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Burçin AKTAR, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, İzmir. Türkiye)

Birgül BALCI, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu, Nörolojik Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, İzmir. Türkiye)

Sevgi FERİK, (Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl Şehir Hastanesi, Klinik Nörofizyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kahramanmaraş. Türkiye)

İbrahim ÖZTURA, (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir. Türkiye)

Barış BALKAN (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir. Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 85 - 90 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 17-02-2022

Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

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Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an extraordinary experience around the world; however, its effect on physical activity, anxiety, and seizure frequency remains unknown among epilepsy patients in the time of the national lockdown. We aimed toinvestigate whether the physical activity, anxiety, and seizure frequency were affected during the national lockdown of the first 3 months inpatients with epilepsy.Methods: Forty-seven epilepsy patients participated in this study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF; metabolic equivalent [MET]-min/week) was used to measure physical activity level. Patients’ anxiety was assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7; score). The patients answered the IPAQ-SF and GAD-7 questions through telephone interviews.Results: The total IPAQ-SF (MET-min/week) scores of patients decreased during the national lockdown compared to pre-lockdown period,while the daily sitting time (min/day) increased (p<0.001). According to the GAD-7 scores, 18 (38.3%) patients had minimal, and only 4 (8.5%) patients had severe anxiety during the lockdown. No changes in seizure frequency were reported by 44 (93.6%) patients.Conclusion: The presence of physical inactivity and anxiety due to the national lockdown in the time of COVID-19 pandemic can have a detrimental effect on the well-being of epilepsy patients. Patients should participate to the home-based physical activity programs to enhance both their mental and physical health.

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Epilepside Fiziksel Aktivite, Anksiyete ve Nöbet Sıklığı: Koronavirüs Hastalığı 2019 Pandemisinin İlk Üç Aylık Sonuçları

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Amaç: Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19) pandemisi dünya genelinde sıra dışı bir deneyimdir, fakat ulusal çapta uygulanan sokağa çıkma yasağının epilepsili hastalarda fiziksel aktivite, anksiyete ve nöbet sıklığı üzerine etkisi bilinmemektedir. Biz, ulusal düzeyde uygulanan sokağa çıkma yasağının ilk üç aylık döneminde epilepsili hastaların fiziksel aktivite, anksiyete ve nöbet sıklığının etkilenip etkilenmediğini araştırmayın amaçladık.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 47 epilepsi hastası katıldı. Fiziksel aktivite düzeyini değerlendirmek için Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi Kısa Form (UFAA; metabolik eşdeğer [MET]-dk/hafta) kullanıldı. Hastaların anksiyete düzeyi Yaygın Anksiyete Bozukluğu 7 (YAB-7; skor) ile değerlendirildi. Hastalar, UFAA ve YAB-7 sorularını telefon görüşmesiyle cevapladı.Bulgular: Hastaların toplam UFAA (MET-dk/hafta) skorları ulusal çapta uygulanan sokağa çıkma yasağı sırasında azalırken, oturma süreleri (dk/gün) arttı (p<0.001). YAB-7 skorlarına göre, 18 (%38.3) hasta minimal anksiyete düzeyine sahipti ve sadece 4 (%8.5) hasta ciddi anksiyete düzeyindeydi. Nöbet sıklığında değişim olmadığı 44 (%93.6) hasta tarafından raporlandı.Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisinde uygulanan ulusal çapta sokağa çıkma yasağı nedeniyle ortaya çıkan fiziksel inaktivite ve anksiyete, epilepsili hastaların iyilik hali üzerine yıkıcı etkiye sahip olabilir. Hastaların mental ve fiziksel sağlığını iyileştirmek için ev tabanlı fiziksel aktivite programlarına katılmaları teşvik edilmelidir.

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Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	Aktar B, BALCI B, Ferik S, OZTURA I, Baklan B (2021). Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. , 85 - 90.
Chicago	Aktar Burçin,BALCI BİRGUL,Ferik Sevgi,OZTURA IBRAHIM,Baklan Barış Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. (2021): 85 - 90.
MLA	Aktar Burçin,BALCI BİRGUL,Ferik Sevgi,OZTURA IBRAHIM,Baklan Barış Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. , 2021, ss.85 - 90.
AMA	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. . 2021; 85 - 90.
Vancouver	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. . 2021; 85 - 90.
IEEE	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B "Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic." , ss.85 - 90, 2021.
ISNAD	Aktar, Burçin vd. "Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic". (2021), 85-90.

APA	Aktar B, BALCI B, Ferik S, OZTURA I, Baklan B (2021). Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Epilepsi, 27(2), 85 - 90.
Chicago	Aktar Burçin,BALCI BİRGUL,Ferik Sevgi,OZTURA IBRAHIM,Baklan Barış Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Epilepsi 27, no.2 (2021): 85 - 90.
MLA	Aktar Burçin,BALCI BİRGUL,Ferik Sevgi,OZTURA IBRAHIM,Baklan Barış Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Epilepsi, vol.27, no.2, 2021, ss.85 - 90.
AMA	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Epilepsi. 2021; 27(2): 85 - 90.
Vancouver	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Epilepsi. 2021; 27(2): 85 - 90.
IEEE	Aktar B,BALCI B,Ferik S,OZTURA I,Baklan B "Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic." Epilepsi, 27, ss.85 - 90, 2021.
ISNAD	Aktar, Burçin vd. "Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Seizure Frequency in Epilepsy: The Results of the First 3 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic". Epilepsi 27/2 (2021), 85-90.