Psychosocial adjustment of epilepsy patients in Cyprus.
Epilepsy Behav
; 25(1): 98-104, 2012 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-22871254
ABSTRACT
This study investigated aspects of psychosocial adjustment in epilepsy patients in Cyprus. Sixty-three patients under 55 years of age with idiopathic or symptomatic epilepsy and 89 neurologically matched healthy volunteers participated. Subjects completed the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory; patients with epilepsy also completed the Epilepsy Foundation Concerns Index. Results showed that patients with symptomatic epilepsy had significantly higher scores on state and trait anxiety and depressive symptoms. Sociodemographic characteristics including gender, marital status, and education levels contributed to differences in trait and state anxiety, depressive symptom scales, autonomy concerns, and fear for seizure recurrence. Variables such as poor seizure control and use of polytherapy were associated with lower adjustment scores and reduced psychosocial outcome. Finally, patients with epilepsy scored significantly higher on depression and anxiety symptoms. The results provide further evidence on challenges patients with epilepsy face and on the need for implementing psychosocial prevention programs.
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Assunto principal:
Ajustamento Social
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Epilepsia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article