OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test a theoretical explanatory model of the relationship between depression symptom scores and seizure frequency in people with epilepsy. METHODS: A community-based sample of adults with active epilepsy provided information on depression symptom scores and seizure frequency at two time points, 1 year apart. RESULTS: One thousand two hundred ten patients completed the initial questionnaire, and 976 of these individuals (80.7%) completed the final questionnaire. Depression scores and seizure frequency were significant predictors of each other, both within (beta = .07, P < .05 and beta = .09, P < .05) and across time (beta = .03, P < .01 and beta = .07, P < .05). CONCLUSION: The relationship between depression symptom scores and seizure frequency in those with epilepsy is bidirectional.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test a theoretical explanatory model of the relationship between depression symptom scores and seizure frequency in people with epilepsy. METHODS: A community-based sample of adults with active epilepsy provided information on depression symptom scores and seizure frequency at two time points, 1 year apart. RESULTS: One thousand two hundred ten patients completed the initial questionnaire, and 976 of these individuals (80.7%) completed the final questionnaire. Depression scores and seizure frequency were significant predictors of each other, both within (beta = .07, P < .05 and beta = .09, P < .05) and across time (beta = .03, P < .01 and beta = .07, P < .05). CONCLUSION: The relationship between depression symptom scores and seizure frequency in those with epilepsy is bidirectional.
Authors: Nancy J Thompson; Robin E McGee; Amanda Garcia-Williams; Linda M Selwa; Shelley C Stoll; Erica K Johnson; Robert T Fraser Journal: Epilepsy Behav Date: 2019-10-22 Impact factor: 2.937
Authors: Arne E Vaaler; Gunnar Morken; Valentina C Iversen; Daniel Kondziella; Olav M Linaker Journal: BMC Neurol Date: 2010-07-30 Impact factor: 2.474