Susanne Marie Fisch1, Martina Patrizia Neininger2, Freerk Prenzel1,3, Matthias Karl Bernhard1, Frauke Hornemann1, Andreas Merkenschlager1, Wieland Kiess1, Thilo Bertsche2, Astrid Bertsche4,5. 1. University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Centre of Pediatric Research, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. 2. Drug Safety Center and Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy, Leipzig University, Brüderstraße 32, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. 3. Leipzig Interdisciplinary Center for Allergy (LICA), University Hospital, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. 4. University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Centre of Pediatric Research, Liebigstraße 20a, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. Astrid.Bertsche@medizin.uni-leipzig.de. 5. Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Ernst-Heydemann-Straße 8, 18057, Rostock, Germany. Astrid.Bertsche@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
Abstract
Epilepsy and bronchial asthma are frequent in adolescents. Data on adolescents' experiences with their disease and on their expectations for the future, however, is scarce. Patients of a university hospital aged 12 to 17 with epilepsy or bronchial asthma were interviewed based on a questionnaire. Forty-five patients with epilepsy and 47 with bronchial asthma were interviewed. Adolescents with epilepsy felt more impaired by their disease (median 2.5; Q25/Q75 0.75/3.0; 6-level Likert scales: 0 = not at all, 5 = very strong) than those with asthma (1.0; 0/3.0; p = 0.017). Seventy-nine patients (85.9%) had never used the Internet to gain information about their disease. Adolescents with epilepsy felt more limited in their career possibilities by their disease (2.0; 0/4.0) than those with asthma (0; 0/2.0; p = 0.001) and had a higher level of concern about passing their disease on to their children (3.0; 0/4.0) than their peers with asthma (1.5; 1.5/3.0; p = 0.016). Girls with epilepsy were more anxious (4.0; 0.5/5.0) than girls with asthma (0; 0/4.0) about complications of the disease regarding pregnancy (p = 0.019). CONCLUSION: As well adolescents with epilepsy as with asthma described limitations of their daily life and concerns about the future. What is Known: • Epilepsy and bronchial asthma are frequent chronic diseases in adolescents. • Those diseases can affect psychosocial development. What is New: • Adolescents with epilepsy and bronchial asthma described a high burden of their disease, and most adolescents had not used the Internet to inform themselves on their disease. • Especially adolescents with epilepsy fear limitations in their job possibilities, inheritance of their disease and complications in their prospective pregnancy.
Epilepsy and bronchial asthma are frequent in adolescents. Data on adolescents' experiences with their disease and on their expectations for the future, however, is scarce. Patients of a university hospital aged 12 to 17 with epilepsy or bronchial asthma were interviewed based on a questionnaire. Forty-five patients with epilepsy and 47 with bronchial asthma were interviewed. Adolescents with epilepsy felt more impaired by their disease (median 2.5; Q25/Q75 0.75/3.0; 6-level Likert scales: 0 = not at all, 5 = very strong) than those with asthma (1.0; 0/3.0; p = 0.017). Seventy-nine patients (85.9%) had never used the Internet to gain information about their disease. Adolescents with epilepsy felt more limited in their career possibilities by their disease (2.0; 0/4.0) than those with asthma (0; 0/2.0; p = 0.001) and had a higher level of concern about passing their disease on to their children (3.0; 0/4.0) than their peers with asthma (1.5; 1.5/3.0; p = 0.016). Girls with epilepsy were more anxious (4.0; 0.5/5.0) than girls with asthma (0; 0/4.0) about complications of the disease regarding pregnancy (p = 0.019). CONCLUSION: As well adolescents with epilepsy as with asthma described limitations of their daily life and concerns about the future. What is Known: • Epilepsy and bronchial asthma are frequent chronic diseases in adolescents. • Those diseases can affect psychosocial development. What is New: • Adolescents with epilepsy and bronchial asthma described a high burden of their disease, and most adolescents had not used the Internet to inform themselves on their disease. • Especially adolescents with epilepsy fear limitations in their job possibilities, inheritance of their disease and complications in their prospective pregnancy.
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