Social Behavioral Problems and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 488-495, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-39688
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of specific behavioral problems on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with epilepsy.METHODS:
Children and adolescents with epilepsy (n=92; age range=6–17 years) and their mothers completed questionnaires about behavioral problems, HRQOL, socio-demographics, and epilepsy-related variables. To determine significant predictor variables of the HRQOL, the stepwise regression analyses and partial correlations were performed to adjust for other behavioral problems and covariates.RESULTS:
The analyses revealed that an increase in social behavioral problems and delinquent behavior was associated with a decrease in the HRQOL. Lower levels of maternal education and the number of antiepileptic drugs were also associated with a decline in the HRQOL; the HRQOL and social behavioral problems remained significantly correlated after adjusting for maternal education level, number of antiepileptic drugs, and non-social behavioral problems.CONCLUSION:
Parents and practitioners should provide intervention if behavioral problems, particularly social behavioral problems, are observed in children or adolescents with epilepsy.
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Main subject:
Parents
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Quality of Life
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Social Behavior
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Education
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Epilepsy
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Problem Behavior
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Mothers
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Anticonvulsants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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