Relationship of Fatigue to Anxiety and Depression in Epilepsy Patients.
- Author:
Kwangsoo KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. nekim@ns.kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Epilepsy;
Fatigue
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Epilepsy;
Fatigue;
Humans;
Prevalence
- From:Kosin Medical Journal
2011;26(1):55-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: Fatigue, anxiety and depression are common psychiatric symptoms in epilepsy patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between fatigue and anxiety and depression in epilepsy patients. METHODS: Subjects were 39 patients with epilepsy. The degrees of fatigue, anxiety and depression were evaluated by using Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) respectively. Univariate regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship of fatigue to anxiety and depression. RESULTS: In patients with epilepsy, the prevalence rate of fatigue was 66.7%, and the prevalence rates of moderate to severe degree of anxiety and depression were 10.3% and 25.6% respectively. Fatigue was significantly correlated with anxiety in epilepsy patients (P < 0.01). However there was no relationship between fatigue and depression. CONCLUSIONS: Fatigue may be correlated with anxiety in epilepsy patients.
