Volkers, N;
Wiebe, S;
Asadi-Pooya, AA;
Balagura, G;
Gómez-Iglesias, P;
Guekht, A;
Hall, J;
... Cross, JH; + view all
(2021)
The initial impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on epilepsy research.
Epilepsia Open
10.1002/epi4.12471.
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Abstract
Through necessity to minimize spread and provide clinical care to those with severe disease, focus has been on limiting face‐to‐face contact. Research in many areas has been put on hold. We sought to determine the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on epilepsy research from international basic science and clinical researchers. Responses to five questions were solicited through a convenience sample by direct email and through postings on the ILAE social media accounts and an ILAE online platform (utilizing Slack). Information was collected from 15 respondents in 11 countries by email or via Zoom interviews between May 19, 2020, and June 4, 2020. Several themes emerged including a move to virtual working, project delays with laboratory work halted and clinical work reduced, funding concerns, a worry about false data with regard to COVID research and concern about research time lost. However, a number of positive outcomes were highlighted, not least the efficiency of online working and other adaptations that could be sustained in the future.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The initial impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on epilepsy research |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/epi4.12471 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12471 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 The Authors. Epilepsia Open published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | COVID‐19, epilepsy care, epilepsy research, pandemic, virtual working |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124149 |
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