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Life adjustment after surgical treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy / Satisfação do paciente após tratamento cirúrgico de epilepsia do lobo temporal
Salgado, Priscila Camile Barioni; Cendes, Fernando.
  • Salgado, Priscila Camile Barioni; University of Campinas. Department of Neurology. BR
  • Cendes, Fernando; University of Campinas. Department of Neurology. BR
J. epilepsy clin. neurophysiol ; 15(2): 71-75, jun. 2009. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-523317
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients' life adjustment after epilepsy surgery, through instruments of quality of life (QoL), anxiety, depression, preoperative expectations and postoperative life changing. METHODS: Thirty-six adults who underwent temporal lobe epilepsy surgery were interviewed before surgery, and 6 and 12 months after surgery. RESULTS: For all patients, epilepsy surgery gave rise to an evolving process of postoperative adjustment, what means that they were satisfied with surgery results, and that their expectations were reached. The improvement was seen in their QoL (p=0.004), anxiety (p=0.019) and depression (p=0.001), which was associated to their perception of positive life changing. The inexistence of depressive and anxiety symptoms and the good QoL after surgery predicted the perception of positive life changing. This study could predict a total of 56.5 percent of aspects involved in the perception of positive life changing after epilepsy surgery, what seems that other variables may be involved in this process. The patients' status before surgery (expectations, QoL, anxiety, depression and seizures frequency) did not predict the life satisfaction after surgery, what means that when patients evaluate their actual lives they do it looking for daily aspects and do not tend to compare to their lives before surgery. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present study have implications for the evaluation of life adjustment postsurgery, calling attention to measures of preoperative expectations, anxiety, depression and QoL. The strength of these contributions highlights the importance of registering the patients' feelings and opinions during the presurgical evaluation and may help the health providers to understand the aspects necessary to improve the patients' quality of life.
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a satisfação de pacientes após a cirurgia para epilepsia, através de instrumentos de qualidade de vida (QV), ansiedade, depressão, expectativas pré-operatórias e mudança de vida após a cirurgia. MÉTODOS: Trinta e seis adultos que se submeteram à cirurgia para epilepsia de lobo temporal foram entrevistados antes, e 6 e 12 meses após a cirurgia. RESULTADOS: Para todos os pacientes, a cirurgia para epilepsia possibilitou um processo de re-ajustamento social; eles estavam satisfeitos com o resultado e suas expectativas foram supridas. A melhora foi notada na QV (p=0.004), ansiedade (p=0.019) e depressão (p=0.001), que foram variáveis associadas à percepção positiva de mudança de vida. A inexistência de sintomas de depressão e ansiedade e a melhora na QV foram preceptores de 56.5 por cento das mudanças positivas no estilo de vida dos pacientes, o que aponta o envolvimento de outras variáveis neste processo de ajustamento pós-operatório. A condição do paciente antes da cirurgia (expectativas, QV, ansiedade, depressão e freqüência de crises) não foi um fator prognóstico de satisfação com a vida após a cirurgia, o que sugere que os pacientes avaliam e estão satisfeitos com suas vidas atuais, procurando não levar em conta o que passaram antes da cirurgia. CONCLUSÃO: Este estudo é importante por registrar os sentimentos e opiniões dos pacientes durante o processo de intervenção cirúrgica, o que ajuda a equipe de saúde a entender aspectos necessários para a promoção de QV nestes pacientes.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Anxiety / Quality of Life / Life Expectancy / Depression / Epilepsy Type of study: Evaluation studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J. epilepsy clin. neurophysiol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of Campinas/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Anxiety / Quality of Life / Life Expectancy / Depression / Epilepsy Type of study: Evaluation studies / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J. epilepsy clin. neurophysiol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: University of Campinas/BR