Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
A new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in patients with epilepsy / A. Piazzini, K. Turner, M. Ferraroni, V. Edefonti, F. Bravi, E. Gardella, E. Zambrelli, A. Vignoli, V. Chiesa, A. Pincherle, M.P. Canevini. - In: EPILEPSIA. - ISSN 0013-9580. - 52:suppl. 6(2011 Aug), pp. 104-105. ((Intervento presentato al 29. convegno International Epilepsy Congress tenutosi a Roma nel 2011 [10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03207.x].
Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to analyze the psychometric
properties of a new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability
in adult patients with epilepsy (I-Epi). The I-Epi is an 18-item
self-administered questionnaire focusing on four domains: Physical
Functioning, Verbal Functioning, Temperament Functioning, and
Epilepsy Functioning.
Results: Five hundred four patients from nine secondary and tertiary
Italian centers for the care of epilepsy were recruited and interviewed.
Each patient was evaluated on a series of demographic and clinical variables
recorded before the administration of the I-Epi and of the AQ
(Aggression Questionnaire), used for the external validity. The final
results supported the reliability and validity of I-Epi as a measure of irritability
in the adult epilepsy population. Gender differences were
observed in the overall score and in all the subscales (apart from the Physical
Functioning), with females having a higher irritability level compared
with males; moreover, the irritability score was associated with the
number of drugs taken.Conclusion: The psychometric characteristics of the I-Epi seemed fairly
good. We believe that the adoption of this new instrument could be very
useful in both clinical and research management of patients with epilepsy.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy; Human; Hypercarbia; pH
Elenco autori:
A. Piazzini, K. Turner, M. Ferraroni, V. Edefonti, F. Bravi, E. Gardella, E. Zambrelli, A. Vignoli, V. Chiesa, A. Pincherle, M.P. Canevini
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