Subjective cognition is linked to everyday functioning in epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many people with epilepsy (PWE) suffer from reduced everyday functioning such as unemployment, relationship difficulties, or lifestyle limitations. To identify whether subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) is a potential source of these impairments, associations with restrictions of daily life (RDL) and reduced daily activities (DA) were examined.

Methods

In a prospective cross-sectional sample of 316 adult in-patients with epilepsy, multiple regression analyses were calculated predicting RDL and DA. The relationships between these two measures and SCI were controlled for age, sex, seizure frequency, presence of structural lesions, epilepsy duration, mono- vs polytherapy and adverse events of antiseizure medication (ASM), level of depressive and anxiety symptoms, e

SUBMITTER: Hohmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235560 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature