Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry (생물정신의학)

The Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry (대한생물정신의학회)
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A Study on the Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy and Their Families

뇌전증 소아청소년 환아와 가족의 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 요인에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Myong Eun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Ga Eun (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Hyang Woon (Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Eui-Jung (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University)
  • 이명은 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 김가은 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 이향운 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 김의정 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실)
  • Received : 2019.08.19
  • Accepted : 2019.09.23
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of clinical and psychological factors on the quality of life of children and adolescents with epilepsy and their families. Methods Children and adolescents with epilepsy and their families (n = 63, age range = 6-17 years) completed questionnaires on epilepsy-related variables, quality of life, children's depressive symptoms, children's anxiety, children's behavioral problems, children's attention problems, parental stress, and parental anxiety. Stepwise regression analysis was performed to determine the significant predictive variables that affect quality of life. Results In the correlational analysis, children's attention problems (r = 0.363, p = 0.004), parental anxiety (r = 0.377, p = 0.003), parental stress (r = 0.564, p < 0.001), and children's behavioral problems (r = 0.503, p < 0.001) showed a significant correlation with quality of life. Parental stress (β = 0.415, p = 0.001, adjusted R2 = 0.345) and children's behavioral problems (β = 0.285, p = 0.02, adjusted R2 = 0.345) were significantly related to the quality of life. Conclusions Clinicians should pay attention to parental stress and children's behavioral problems, which affect quality of life in families with pediatric epilepsy.

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