Personal impact of epilepsy and well-being in individuals with epilepsy

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Epilepsy Research Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107536

Ozlem Ozdemir , Fatih Tuglu

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Abstract

Aim

The aim was to examine the personal impact of epilepsy on well-being, and influencing factors in individuals with epilepsy.

Method

This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 138 individuals with epilepsy. Data were collected using the "Descriptive Information Form," the "Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES)," and the “World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)”. In the statistical analysis, p < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results

The mean age of individuals with epilepsy was 31.22 ± 13.12 years, and the mean duration of epilepsy diagnosis was 9.93 ± 6.84 years. The mean WHO-5 Well-Being Index score was 62.55 ± 26.26 and the mean PIES scale score was 34.27 ± 20.27. According to the regression analysis results, well-being (β = −0.568; p = 0.000) and the duration of epilepsy diagnosis (β = −0.130; p = 0.041) were negative predictors, while the number of seizures (β = 0.209; p = 0.001) and age (β = 0.180; p = 0.010) were positive predictors of PIES. This explained 52.8 % of the total PIES score.

Conclusion

The well-being of individuals with epilepsy was found to be above average, and the personal impact of epilepsy was found to be low. Low well-being of individuals with epilepsy increased the negative impact of epilepsy on the individual. Number of seizures, older age, and the shortness of the diagnosis period negatively affected the individual with epilepsy personally. Health professionals need to focus on the influencing factors of individuals with epilepsy to increase their well-being and reduce the negative effects of epilepsy.

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Epilepsy Research 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

0.10

自引率

4.50%

发文量

143

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Epilepsy Research provides for publication of high quality articles in both basic and clinical epilepsy research, with a special emphasis on translational research that ultimately relates to epilepsy as a human condition. The journal is intended to provide a forum for reporting the best and most rigorous epilepsy research from all disciplines ranging from biophysics and molecular biology to epidemiological and psychosocial research. As such the journal will publish original papers relevant to epilepsy from any scientific discipline and also studies of a multidisciplinary nature. Clinical and experimental research papers adopting fresh conceptual approaches to the study of epilepsy and its treatment are encouraged. The overriding criteria for publication are novelty, significant clinical or experimental relevance, and interest to a multidisciplinary audience in the broad arena of epilepsy. Review articles focused on any topic of epilepsy research will also be considered, but only if they present an exceptionally clear synthesis of current knowledge and future directions of a research area, based on a critical assessment of the available data or on hypotheses that are likely to stimulate more critical thinking and further advances in an area of epilepsy research.