COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and safety among adult people with epilepsy in eastern China

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OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the hesitancy and safety of vaccination administration for the novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) among adult people with epilepsy (PWE).

METHODS: We recruited adult PWE who visited the outpatient epilepsy clinic from August 2021 to February 2022. We administered a structured questionnaire and a face-to-face interview regarding demographic factors, epilepsy characteristics, and relevant vaccine issues to all patients. Factors related to receiving a vaccine and epilepsy-related events after vaccination were then analyzed.

RESULTS: A total of 501 PWE were surveyed; 288 were unvaccinated and 213 were vaccinated. Patients without jobs (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.37-0.95, p = 0.03) were less likely to receive the vaccine compared to students or those with jobs. Other factors associated with vaccination were a higher number of anti-seizure medications (OR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.55-0.95, p = 0.02) and a lower pre-vaccine seizure frequency (OR: 2.21; 95% CI: 1.06-4.59, p = 0.03). Of the 213 vaccinated patients, 10 (4.70%) reported at least one local and/or systemic side effect. Most patients (92.50%) did not report worse seizures within one month of vaccination. Poor ASM adherence (OR: 15.06; 95% CI: 1.75-129.87, p = 0.01) and fatigue/stimulant drinks such as caffeine (OR: 50.59; 95% CI: 7.57-337.94, p < 0.01) were significantly associated with seizure worsening within one month of receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.

CONCLUSION: Almost two-fifths of patients with adult PWE have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Attention should be paid to educating epilepsy patients without jobs on the significance and safety of the vaccine. There was a low risk of seizure worsening in the short term after vaccination in PWE.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:138

Enthalten in:

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B - 138(2023) vom: 31. Jan., Seite 108984

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Jin [VerfasserIn]
He, Chenmin [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yuyu [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Lingqi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Cong [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Chunhong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Sha [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Yelei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Meiping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Journal Article
People with epilepsy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Seizure worsening

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Date Completed 04.01.2023

Date Revised 22.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108984

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349364559