Quality of life among parents of children with epilepsy: A preliminary research study

Hamama‐Raz, Yaira; Hamama, Liat

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.12.003

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“…This implicates that psychological flexibility can be seen as an important underlying mechanism with significant associations with both trait gratitude and loneliness. Findings in limited prior research support a positive association between gratitude and psychological flexibility (Fredrickson, 2004;Hill, 2011;Kashdan & Rottenberg, 2010) and a negative association between psychological flexibility and loneliness (Boman et al, 2017;Gardiner et al, 2018;Hamama-Raz & Hamama, 2015). In addition, results revealed that engaged living partly mediates the association between gratitude and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults when it is included as a single mediator.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…In addition, gratitude is viewed as a life-enhancing skill that promotes psychological flexibility (Hill, 2011). However, limited prior research has indicated that psychological flexibility is associated with reduced feelings of loneliness (Boman et al, 2017;Gardiner, Geldenhuys, & Gott, 2018;Hamama-Raz & Hamama, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gratitude and loneliness in adults over 40 years: examining the role of psychological flexibility and engaged living

Frinking

Jans-Beken

Janssens

et al. 2019

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between trait gratitude and loneliness in a Dutch population sample of adults over 40 years. In addition, the mediating role of psychological flexibility and engaged living between trait gratitude and loneliness was assessed. Method: A total sample of 163 adults of which 65 men (40%) and 98 women (60%) between 41 and 92 years (M age ¼ 66, SD age ¼ 12) participated in this study. Data from the Loneliness Questionnaire, Flexibility Index Test, Engaged Living Scale and the Short Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test were used. Mediation analysis was performed. Results: Analysis showed a negative association between trait gratitude and loneliness. In addition, after adjusting for the demographic variables age, gender and educational level, the association between trait gratitude and loneliness was fully mediated by psychological flexibility, and partially mediated by engaged living. Conclusion: This study endorses the importance of trait gratitude and psychological flexibility in relation to experiencing loneliness. Further research is needed to replicate these findings in a more diverse sample and to investigate the causal relationships between these constructs. It would also be interesting to further investigate the role of different age groups and goal (dis)engagement strategies in this relation.

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Gratitude and loneliness in adults over 40 years: examining the role of psychological flexibility and engaged living

Frinking

Jans-Beken

Janssens

et al. 2019

Aging & Mental Health

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“…Parents of children with epilepsy have significant lower HRQoL scores than controls and higher levels of depression and anxiety. 25,30,32,33 Up to 50% of mothers of children with epilepsy are considered to be at risk for clinical depression and vice versa, this impact on parental health might consecutively lead to a diminished HRQoL in children with epilepsy including behavior problems and difficult interactions within the family. 30,34 Finally, no differences in sport hours per school week as well as time spent for watching TV or playing computer could be demonstrated between groups.…”

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Quality of Life and Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy (EpiFit)

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation between fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with idiopathic epilepsy compared with a healthy matched control group. In this study, 107 children conducted a 6-minute walk test, anthropometric parameters were measured, and HRQoL was assessed using a standardized questionnaire (KINDL-R). Children were divided into two groups: (1) the patient group ( = 48) and (2) the healthy control group ( = 59). HRQoL of children with focal epilepsy was greater when compared with healthy children and children with generalized epilepsy. A significant association could be demonstrated for the 6-minute walk distance and mental wellbeing in children with epilepsy but not in healthy children. Furthermore, a negative correlation between the HRQoL and the amount of time spent in front of TV and computer in children with epilepsy and healthy children was seen. In children with focal epilepsy, a significant negative correlation could be shown between school sport and mental wellbeing as well as between school sport and self-esteem. HRQoL in children with idiopathic epilepsy is significantly associated with physical fitness and might be positively influenced by an adequate education of patients and parents, a reduction of consumption of computer and TV in combination with age- and disease-adapted physical activity and sports.

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“…This is a reason why research that seeks to compare the quality of life of patients with epilepsy and the side effects of antiepileptic therapy is interesting, as it often remains unclear what is the cause and what is the consequence. 12 Many studies have sought to link psychic changes in children with epilepsy, and the type and frequency of seizures. The results are similaranxiety-depressive disorders and concentration problems are more prevalent in uncontrolled generalised tonic-clonic and partial onset seizures and what remains unknown is the cause and the effect between poorer quality of life and less active lifestyles.…”

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Quality of life in children with epilepsy

Nikolić¹,

Rogač²

2019

Scripta Medica

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Children with epilepsy are a particularly sensitive part of population and require continuous monitoring by neuro-paediatricians, so that any behavioural and functional changes that occur during mental maturation from the side effects of the therapy, but also the consequences of the disease itself, could be timely noticed. The aim of this paper is precisely to point out the potential difference in the quality of life of children with epilepsy, through the synthesis of relevant literature, in order to alert the local professional public about the need for mutual cooperation with neuro-paediatricians, psychologists, child psychiatrists, but also social workers and teachers at school.

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Quality of life among parents of children with epilepsy: A preliminary research study

Cited by 13 publications

References 53 publications

Gratitude and loneliness in adults over 40 years: examining the role of psychological flexibility and engaged living

Gratitude and loneliness in adults over 40 years: examining the role of psychological flexibility and engaged living

Quality of Life and Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy (EpiFit)

Quality of life in children with epilepsy

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