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EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 90-95Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.12.018
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health behavior; epilepsy; adolescent; self-esteem; family function
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The goal of the study was to determine if adolescents with epilepsy have poorer health behavior than healthy controls. Health behavior was compared in two cohorts: cognitively normal teens aged 11-16 with epilepsy and similarly aged controls. Teens completed the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) and Piers-Harris II, and the primary caregiver completed the Family Assessment Measure III. Forty-four teens with epilepsy and 119 orthopedic controls returned questionnaires. Adolescents with epilepsy had poorer ealth behavior than controls (P < 0.003). They felt significantly less positive about their health (P < 0.01) and were less physically active (P < 0.02). Poorer family function (P < 0.05) and lower self-esteem (P < 0.001) were predictors of poorer health behavior. Given the increased prevalence of comorbid diseases in adults with epilepsy, clinicians should routinely query teens with epilepsy regarding health behavior and provide anticipatory guidance and appropriate interventions for poor health behavior choices. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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