Quality of life, academic self-concept, and mental health in children with epilepsy: The possible role of epilepsy comorbidities

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11130/25:10498042 RIV/49777513:23420/25:43977092

Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110471" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110471</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Quality of life, academic self-concept, and mental health in children with epilepsy: The possible role of epilepsy comorbidities

Original language description

PURPOSE: Epilepsy in children is often associated with impaired quality of life, lower academic achievement, and reduced academic self-concept, as well as an increased risk of depression and anxiety. This study aims to evaluate the possible impact of comorbidities, such as learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), on these variables. METHODS: A total of 104 children with epilepsy (CWE) aged 8-15 years, attending mainstream schools, participated in the study. Of these, 45 were diagnosed with LD and/or ADHD. Participants completed the CHEQOL-25 questionnaire to assess quality of life (QoL), the SPAS questionnaire to evaluate academic self-concept, as well as inventories measuring depressive and anxiety symptoms. The data were analyzed to identify differences between subgroups with and without LD/ADHD using a two-sample t-test. Additionally, correlation analysis was conducted to identify other relevant variables influencing QoL, academic self-concept, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS: QoL and academic self-concept were significantly poorer in CWE with LD/ADHD compared to those without comorbidities. QoL showed statistically significant associations with depressive and anxiety symptoms, and academic self-concept. While depressive symptoms levels in CWE without comorbidities align with those in the general population, CWE with LD/ADHD showed an increased association with depressive symptoms. Although anxiety symptoms were relatively strongly associated with depressive symptoms, their prevalence remains broadly comparable to that of children without epilepsy, regardless of the presence of LD/ADHD. CONCLUSION: CWE with LD/ADHD and their families may benefit from focused attention, including targeted counseling and therapeutic interventions. However, specific interventional studies are recommended, based on child-specific findings.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Epilepsy &amp; Behavior

ISSN

1525-5050

e-ISSN

1525-5069

Volume of the periodical

170

Issue of the periodical within the volume

September

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

110471

UT code for WoS article

001495891600005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105005111980