PURPOSE: The study investigated how marital status relates to clinical aspects and quality of life (QOL) in patients with epilepsy (PWE). METHOD: The clinical data and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) scores of 252 PWE were regressed against their marital status with a significance level of 5% (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Logistic regression for single and married PWE revealed that singles had more abnormalities in the neurological examination (p = 0.029) and earlier seizure onset (p < 0.001), while for married and divorced PWE revealed the latter more psychiatric comorbidities (p = 0.002) and longer disease duration (p = 0.011). Regarding QOL score, linear regression showed that psychiatric comorbidity was the only factor (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The marital status of PWE is negatively associated with clinical aspects of epilepsy.
PURPOSE: The study investigated how marital status relates to clinical aspects and quality of life (QOL) in patients with epilepsy (PWE). METHOD: The clinical data and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31) scores of 252 PWE were regressed against their marital status with a significance level of 5% (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Logistic regression for single and married PWE revealed that singles had more abnormalities in the neurological examination (p = 0.029) and earlier seizure onset (p < 0.001), while for married and divorced PWE revealed the latter more psychiatric comorbidities (p = 0.002) and longer disease duration (p = 0.011). Regarding QOL score, linear regression showed that psychiatric comorbidity was the only factor (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The marital status of PWE is negatively associated with clinical aspects of epilepsy.
Authors: Nawal F Abdel Ghaffar; Reem N Asiri; Laith N Al-Eitan; Reem S Alamri; Reem M Alshyarba; Faris A Alrefeidi; Ashwag Asiri; Mansour A Alghamdi Journal: Epilepsy Behav Rep Date: 2021-04-09
Authors: Benzi M Kluger; Cornelia Drees; Thomas R Wodushek; Lauren Frey; Laura Strom; Mesha-Gay Brown; Jacquelyn L Bainbridge; Sarah N Fischer; Archana Shrestha; Mark Spitz Journal: Epilepsy Behav Date: 2020-11-24 Impact factor: 3.337