The effects of temperament and character traits on perceived social support and quality of life in patients with epilepsy

Demirci, Kadir; Demirci, Seden; Taşkıran, Esra; Kutluhan, Süleyman

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.039

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“…Kadir et al [15] disagreed with our study result regarding marital status when they reported that 56.45% were single and 40.7% were married, and regarding mean age they also reported different result as the mean age was 28.8 ± 10.6.…”

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Impact of epileptic patient's knowledge level on their quality of life

Mohsen¹,

Ahmed²

2018

JNEP

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Background and objective: Inadequate epileptic patient’s knowledge regarding their disorder may affect the quality of their life. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of epileptic patient’s knowledge on the quality of their life.Methods: Research design: a descriptive study was conducted in the period from February to April 2017 to determine the impact of epileptic patient's knowledge on the quality of their life. Setting; this study was carried out in the neurology department and neurology outpatient clinic of Assiut Neurology University Hospital. Patients; a sample of sixty epileptic male and female patients, with an age range between 18 to 65 years was included. Two tools were used: Tool I: Structured patient interview questionnaire sheet and it included two parts: Part one: Sociodemographic data about of the studied patients, Part two: knowledge assessment regarding their disorder using Epilepsy Patient Knowledge Questionnaire (EPKQ). Tool II: Quality of Life in Epilepsy (QOLIE 31).Results: The highest percentage of the studied sample was male, married, their mean age was 38.97 ± 11.21, and their duration of epilepsy was 16.82 ± 9.7. 58.3% were having satisfactory level of knowledge regarding their condition.Conclusions and recommendation: The present study concluded that: epileptic patients are lacking knowledge regarding their condition (58.3% vs. 41.7%). There was No significant correlation between total QOL and score of knowledge. Recommendation: A self-management program is needed for patients with epilepsy in order to improve their knowledge regarding their disease.

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Impact of epileptic patient's knowledge level on their quality of life

Mohsen¹,

Ahmed²

2018

JNEP

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“…Patients with refractory TLE, in which personality traits might already be altered by seizure recurrence, have been the focus of the majority of studies [7, 21]. However, when trying to assess the prognostic value of personality assessment in epilepsy, it is also important to consider a population in which seizures are well controlled and do not influence the perceived quality of life [9].…”

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“…In this context, it is possible that underrecognized—and thus undertreated—psychiatric comorbidities may influence not only seizure control and tolerance to medications but also surgical outcome. It has been also suggested that the quality of life of epileptic patients may be influenced by personality traits [7] and that, in turn, these traits might be negatively affected by the presence of depression and anxiety [8]. Thus, the personality assessment may be a useful tool for reducing negative effects on perceived social support and quality of life in TLE.…”

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Psychiatric Assessment in Patients with Mild Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Bruni

Martino

Caligiuri

et al. 2019

Behavioural Neurology

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Objectives The findings of previous studies focused on personality disorders in epileptic patients are difficult to interpret due to nonhomogeneous samples and noncomparable methods. Here, we aimed at studying the personality profile in patients with mild temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) with psychiatric comorbidity. Materials and Methods Thirty-five patients with mTLE (22 males, mean age 40.7 ± 12.1) underwent awake and sleep EEG, 3T brain MRI, and an extensive standardized diagnostic neuropsychiatric battery: Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised (TCI-R), Beck Depression Inventory-2, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Drug history was collected in detail. Hierarchical Cluster Analysis was performed on TCI-R data, while all other clinical and psychological variables were compared across the resulting clusters. Results Scores of Harm Avoidance (HA), Reward Dependence (RD), Persistence (P), Cooperativeness (C), and Self-Transcendence (ST) allowed the identification of two clusters, describing different personality subtypes. Cluster 1 was characterized by an early onset, more severe anxiety traits, and combined drug therapy (antiepileptic drug and Benzodiazepine/Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) compared to Cluster 2. Conclusions Our findings suggest that different personality traits may play a role in determining the clinical outcome in patients with mTLE. Specifically, lower scores of HA, RD, P, C, and ST were associated with worse clinical outcome. Thus, personality assessment could serve as an early indicator of greater disease severity, improving the management of mTLE.

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“…For instance, adolescents high on extroversion and conscientiousness, as compared to those characterized by higher introversion and lower conscientiousness, turned out to experience difficult situations less often [38]. In turn, adolescents higher on neuroticism received less support from their families [39] and had more conflicts in their romantic relationships [40].…”

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“…Wyniki badań pokazały na przykład, że adolescenci cechujący się wyższym poziomem ekstrawersji i sumienności doświadczali mniejszej liczby sytuacji trudnych w porównaniu z cechującymi się wyższym poziomem introwersji i mniejszą sumiennością [38]. Z kolei adolescenci cechujący się wyższym poziomem neurotyzmu doświadczali mniejszego wsparcia ze strony rodziny [39] i większej liczby konfliktów w związkach romantycznych [40].…”

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Temperamental determinants of coping flexibility in adolescents

Kruczek¹,

Basińska²,

Grzankowska³

2019

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Purpose: Temperament is reflected in the way of the individual's responding to life events. The purpose of the study was to assess, firstly, the role of temperamental traits in adolescents' coping flexibility, and secondly, relationships of their coping flexibility with demographic and psychosocial characteristics. Methods: Participants in the study were 368 adolescents (131 boys and 236 girls) aged 15 to 20. The average age in the study group was 17.26 (SD = 1.90) years. The following methods were used: the Coping Flexibility Questionnaire for Adolescents (KERS-14A) by Małgorzata A. Basińska et al., the Pavlovian Temperament Survey (PTS) by Jan Strelau and Bogdan Zawadzki, and a demographicpsychosocial questionnaire developed for the purposes of this study by the present authors. Results: Temperament was found to be a statistically significant predictor of coping flexibility and its dimensions, explaining 12% of the variance in coping flexibility, and respectively: 6% of the changeability strategy, 20% of the variance in coping competencies, and 7% in reflexivity. The research findings show that the strength of excitation and the strength of inhibition processes were predictors of coping flexibility. Adolescents characterized by greater strength of both these processes turned out to flexibly deal with stress more often. Conclusions: Temperamental characteristics determine adolescents' flexibility in coping with stress. Coping flexibility depends also on their self-assessed socioeconomic status and health.

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The effects of temperament and character traits on perceived social support and quality of life in patients with epilepsy

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Impact of epileptic patient's knowledge level on their quality of life

Impact of epileptic patient's knowledge level on their quality of life

Psychiatric Assessment in Patients with Mild Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Temperamental determinants of coping flexibility in adolescents

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