The impact of depression and anxiety disorder symptoms on the health‐related quality of life of children and adolescents with epilepsy

Summary This study evaluated the effects of depression and anxiety disorder symptoms on the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) of children and adolescents with epilepsy. Sixty children and adolescents and their parents participated in the study. Symptoms of anxiety disorders were identified by t...

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Published in:Epilepsia (Copenhagen) 2011-08, Vol.52 (8), p.e75-e78
Main Authors: Stevanovic, Dejan, Jancic, Jasna, Lakic, Aneta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Child
Children
Depression
Depression - psychology
Emotions
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - psychology
Female
Humans
Inventories
Male
Mental depression
Mood
Pediatrics
Quality of Life
Regression analysis
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Summary:Summary This study evaluated the effects of depression and anxiety disorder symptoms on the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) of children and adolescents with epilepsy. Sixty children and adolescents and their parents participated in the study. Symptoms of anxiety disorders were identified by the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders questionnaire (SCARED) and symptoms of depression by the Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (MFQ). The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) was used for HRQOL assessments. A series of simple and partial correlations revealed that the levels of HRQOL significantly decrease as symptoms of depression or anxiety disorders increase and vice versa. Stepwise regression method of children’s ratings resulted in a final model of school achievement and symptoms of generalized anxiety and separation anxiety disorder as predictors that explain 50.9% of the variation in HRQOL (F = 11.21, p 
ISSN:0013-9580
1528-1167
DOI:10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03133.x