Social support and the burden of physical and psychiatric comorbidities in the patients with late-onset epilepsy in China: A cross-sectional study

•The social support characteristics of patients with late-onset epilepsy.•The physical comorbidity burden was more related to social support in older PWEs.•Psychotic symptoms were also more associated with social support in older PWEs. Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in elder...

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Published in:Epilepsy & behavior 2024-06, Vol.155, p.109775-109775, Article 109775
Main Authors: Liu, Shengyi, Cao, Zhen, He, Zihua, Shi, Wenyan, Li, Jinmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age of Onset
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
China - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Elderly epilepsy
Epilepsy - epidemiology
Epilepsy - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental health
Middle Aged
Social outcome
Social Support
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Summary:•The social support characteristics of patients with late-onset epilepsy.•The physical comorbidity burden was more related to social support in older PWEs.•Psychotic symptoms were also more associated with social support in older PWEs. Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in elderly people. Patients with epilepsy (PWEs) are more likely to have comorbidities. Social support is very important for PWEs. However, there are many gaps in the research on social support in older PWEs, especially the correlation between social support and comorbidities. A cross-sectional study was conducted in three hospitals in China. Social support was assessed using the Social Support Rate Scale. The burden of physical comorbidities was assessed using the CCI, and global disability was assessed using the mRS. The NDDIE was used to assess depression, the GAD7 was used for anxiety, the CDR was used for cognitive status, and the NPI was used for psychotic symptoms. A total of 154 older PWEs participated in the study. There were 97 patients with at least one physical comorbidities. The burden of physical comorbidities was negatively correlated with overall social support (Adj. r = -0.35, P 
ISSN:1525-5050
1525-5069
DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109775