Authors
Gholamreza Zamani, Shadi Shiva, Mahmoud Mohammadi, Javad Mahmoudi Gharaie, Nima Rezaei
Publication date
2014/4/1
Journal
Epilepsy & Behavior
Volume
33
Pages
69-72
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
Background
Psychosocial problems seem to be common in epilepsy, and they could negatively affect the social affairs and networking of adolescents with epilepsy. They could cause decreased self-esteem and social performance, leading to isolation and civil discrimination. This study was performed to assess the quality of life (QOL) of a group of adolescents with epilepsy in Iran.
Methods
An analytic cross-sectional study was performed in 197 young Iranian adolescents with epilepsy. To measure the QOL of these cases, the Persian version of the QOL in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents 48 (QOLIE-AD-48) scale was used.
Results
The mean total score of the scale was 61.5 ± 10.4. The highest mean was in the school behavior domain (83.85 ± 12.27), while the lowest mean was in the domain of attitudes toward epilepsy (22.45 ± 15.78). There was a significant correlation between QOL and age, number of drugs …
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