The Impact of COVID-19 on Values and Religiosity in a Multi-Ethnic Population.

We investigated the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on values and religiosity in multi-ethnic Malaysia. Values were measured as changes in values, daily activities, and life priorities using a 5-point Likert scale (-2 to +2). Centrality of Religiosity Scale measured changes in religiosity.

Cause of mortality among people with epilepsy in Malaysia: A hospital-based study.

Background: This is a follow-up study on mortality in adult patients in Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the cause of death and the factors associated with epilepsy-related death in PWE in Malaysia.

Method: Deceased PWE from 2005 to 2020 were identified from the National Registry Department of Malaysia.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on people with epilepsy: An interventional study using early physical consultation.

Background: Telehealth use is limited in developing countries. Therefore, a modified approach with early physical consultation was designed and applied in our hospital. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of this early physical consultation in reducing the clinical and psychological impacts of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), which enabled insight into its global feasibility.

Mortality in adult epilepsy patients in Malaysia: a hospital-based study.

Background: The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of epilepsy in Asia ranges from 2.5 to 5.1.

Impact of COVID-19 on quality of life in people with epilepsy, and a multinational comparison of clinical and psychological impacts.

Background: This study aimed to determine the relationship among the clinical, logistic, and psychological impacts of COVID-19 on people with epilepsy (PWE), and the impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life.

Method: This is a cross-sectional anonymized web-based study on PWE, using an online questionnaire to assess the clinical, logistic, and psychological impacts of COVID-19, including Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31).

Result: 461 patients were recruited, with a mean age of 39.