Socio-occupational and employment profile of patients with epilepsy

Marinas, Ainhoa; Elices, E.; Gil‐Nagel, Antonio; Salas-Puig, Javier; Sánchez, Juan; Carreño, Mar; Villanueva, Vicente; Rosendo, Jesús De; Porcel, J.; Serratosa, Joan

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.01.025

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“…Variables with a normal distribution were correlated among themselves by using Pearson's correlation coefficient, previous reports, in which, in spite of all the pharmacological advances in the treatment of epilepsy over the last decades, social complaints, especially those related to ADL, are usually reported by patients.However, a single epidemiological, multicentre study by Marinas et al 7 had surprisingly opposite results. The aim of that study was to analyse the social inclusion of 872 adults with epilepsy and it was found that 58% of the subjects had performance scores similar to those found in the general population.…”

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Quality of life issues and occupational performance of persons with epilepsy

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Silvado

Germiniani

et al. 2012

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Epilepsy causes restrictions in the performance of various daily activities. The aiming of this study was to investigate whether these restrictions affect the perceived quality of life. The assessments Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 (QOLIE-31) and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) were applied in a sample that consisted of a single group of 34 subjects with at least two years of uncontrolled seizures. The results indicated that the most affected domains of QOLIE-31 were seizure worry, 29.77 (±21.72), and effects of drugs, 49.75 (±28.58), and for the COPM, the average of performance and satisfaction were respectively 3.10 (±3.07) and 4.45 (±3.29), and performance limitations most frequently cited were maintain employment (18), left home alone (15) and courses (15). The application of the Spearman correlation coefficient showed that the three main performance limitations posed by the COPM, especially regarding the level of satisfaction, influence the perception of quality of life. Thus, occupational performance proves to be an important area of intervention with subjects with epilepsy.

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Quality of life issues and occupational performance of persons with epilepsy

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Silvado

Germiniani

et al. 2012

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…There were countries that reported a marked difference in aER within a short period e.g. in Spain from 44% in 2009 (Peña et al, 2009) to 84% (Marinas et al, 2011), and in Estonia from 85% in 2000 (Rätsepp et al, 2000) to 51% in 2001 (Herodes et al, 2001).…”

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Employability in people with epilepsy: A systematic review

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Choo

et al. 2015

Epilepsy Research

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“…younger age [4,[20][21][22][23][24] to be associated with anxiety, while others support the statement that anxiety is not typical of RE [2] .…”

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Determinants of depression and anxiety in patients with refractory epilepsy and cognitive problems

Viteva

2014

Mol Cell Epilepsy

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Background and Purpose:Few studies of psychopathology in patients with cognitive problems and refractory epilepsy (RE) have been performed. We aimed to assess depression, anxiety, and their determining factors in Bulgarian patients with RE and cognitive problems.Methods: We conducted a study based on questionnaires designed for people with intellectual disability (stigma scale, Glasgow Depression Scale, Glasgow Anxiety Scale) and a purposeful interview on clinical and social factors of 64 patients with RE and cognitive problems.Results: We found depression in 40.63% and anxiety in 71.43% of study participants. Depression correlated with female gender P < 0.01 (2 = 6.48), seizure type P < 0.05 (2 = 7.68), seizure severity P < 0.05 (2 = 9.04), educational level P < 0.05 (2 = 3.86), and stigma P < 0.01 (2 = 12.57). Seizure severity, gender, stigma, and educational level proved to be predictors of depression on multivariate regression analysis P < 0.001 (F = 12.08). Anxiety correlated with seizure severity P < 0.05 (2 = 8.65), focal neurological deficit P < 0.05 (2 = 5.91), stigma P < 0.05 (2 = 7.01), and depression P < 0.05 (2 = 5.31). Seizure severity and focal neurological deficit were the only predictors of anxiety on multivariate regression analysis P < 0.001 (F = 6.35).Conclusions: We have affirmed frequent anxiety and depression in patients with RE and cognitive problems and their clinical, social, and demographic determinants. The results from our study prove the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach to these patients.

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Socio-occupational and employment profile of patients with epilepsy

Cited by 45 publications

References 16 publications

Quality of life issues and occupational performance of persons with epilepsy

Quality of life issues and occupational performance of persons with epilepsy

Employability in people with epilepsy: A systematic review

Determinants of depression and anxiety in patients with refractory epilepsy and cognitive problems

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