Correlation between self esteem and quality of life among epilepsy teenagers

VernacularTitle:青少年癫痫患者自尊与生存质量的相关性
Author: Zhen WEN ¹ ; Gui-Feng NIE ; Jing MAN
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1. 哈尔滨医科大学
Keywords: Epilepsy; Teenagers; Quality of Life; Self-esteem
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(20):2386-2388
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the correlation between self esteem and quality of life among epilepsy teenagers.Methods Totals of 100 teenagers with epilepsy were investigated with the epilepsy quality of life rating scale ( QOLIE-31 ) and the self-esteem scale (SES).Results The dimensions score of QOLIE-31 from high to low were energy ( 65.43 ± 18.25 ),emotion ( 65.08 ± 16.50 ),cognitive function ( 63.98 ± 19.11 ),life satisfaction(63.75 ± 12.25),social function(59.37 ± 16.85 ),worrying about seizures (58.20 ± 15.52) and worrying about drug use(51.25 ±20.59).The self-esteem level was positively correlated with the total score of life quality,energy,emotion,life satisfaction,and social function ( r =0.296,0.302,0.372,0.385,0.345 ; P ＜0.05),while it negatively correlated with the worrying about seizures( r =-0.212,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions The outstanding problem of teenagers with epilepsy is worrying about drug use,and the self esteem level can influence their quality of life.