Employment status as a major determinant for lower physical activity of patients with epilepsy: A case-control study

Ben, Juliana; Pagani, Arthur G.; Marques, Bruna Souza; Fialho, Guilherme Loureiro; Wolf, Peter; Walz, Roger; Lin, Kátia

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107655

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“…When assessing 97 PWEs, Bem et al, described lower PA practice in epilepsy, and reinforced that PA practice is related to aspects of work and employability, and that the differences in literature data occur due to socioeconomic and cultural differences analyzed samples 20 . In a recent review study, 54.5% of the papers found lower PA levels and lower propensity to be involved in PA in epilepsy; however, in the other studies, no significant differences were found between PWEs and CG individuals 21 .…”

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Physical activity in adults with epilepsy: clinical aspects and relationship with cognition and quality of life

Leandro-Merhi

2023

Dement. neuropsychol.

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There are several factors associated with lower participation in regular physical activity (PA) in adult patients with epilepsy (PWEs). Objective: To assess the relationship between the regular practice of PA with clinical and cognitive variables and quality of life (QoL) in PWEs. Methods: Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire (HPAQ) was related to clinical variables, scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), on the Brief Cognitive Battery-Edu (BCB-Edu), on the Satisfaction Scale for Physical Activity (SSPA), and on the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE)-31 in 60 PWEs, with a significance level of p<0.05. Results: The PWEs had a mean age of 42.4±13.6 years, 50% of whom were female. Longer length of epilepsy correlated with lower PA in leisure time (Pearson correlation [r]= -0.276; p-value [p]=0.036). The occupational physical activity scores of the HPAQ correlated positively with perception (r=0.300; p=0.021), memory (r=0.381; p=0.003), semantic verbal fluency test (SVF) (r=0.427; p=0.001), and with the total score in the MMSE (r=0.327; p=0.012). The total HPAQ score correlated with the SVF (r=0.336; p=0.009) and with the MMSE (r=0.254; p=0.049). There was no correlation among the QOLIE–31, the HPAQ, and the SSPA. Conclusions: Longer duration of epilepsy was associated with the lower practice of PA. Physical activity was associated with better performance in aspects of cognition. There was no relationship between QoL and practice and satisfaction with PA, suggesting different psychosocial aspects involved.

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