Caregiver Burden in Epilepsy : Determinants and Impact
Joint Authors
San Luciano, Marta
Piperidou, Charitomeni
Montouris, Georgia D.
Meador, Kimford J.
Karakis, Ioannis
Cole, Andrew J.
Source
Epilepsy Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
Caregiver burden (CB) in epilepsy constitutes an understudied area.
Here we attempt to identify the magnitude of this burden, the factors associated with it, and its impact to caregiver quality of life (QOL).
Methods.
48 persons with epilepsy (PWE) underwent video-EEG monitoring and their caregivers completed questionnaires providing demographic, disease-related, psychiatric, cognitive, sleep, QOL, and burden information.
Results.
On regression analysis, higher number of antiepileptic drugs, poorer patient neuropsychological performance, lower patient QOL score, and lower caregiver education level were associated with higher CB.
Time allocated to patient care approximated but did not attain statistical significance.
A moderate inverse correlation between CB and caregiver QOL physical component summary score and a stronger inverse correlation between CB and caregiver QOL mental component summary score were seen.
Conclusion.
In a selected cohort of PWE undergoing video-EEG monitoring, we identified modest degree of CB, comparable to that reported in the literature for other chronic neurological conditions.
It is associated with specific patient and caregiver characteristics and has a negative effect on caregiver QOL.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karakis, Ioannis& Cole, Andrew J.& Montouris, Georgia D.& San Luciano, Marta& Meador, Kimford J.& Piperidou, Charitomeni. 2014. Caregiver Burden in Epilepsy : Determinants and Impact. Epilepsy Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karakis, Ioannis…[et al.]. Caregiver Burden in Epilepsy : Determinants and Impact. Epilepsy Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karakis, Ioannis& Cole, Andrew J.& Montouris, Georgia D.& San Luciano, Marta& Meador, Kimford J.& Piperidou, Charitomeni. Caregiver Burden in Epilepsy : Determinants and Impact. Epilepsy Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499741
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499741