Relationship between optimism, disease variables, and health perception and quality of life in individuals with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Pais Ribeiro, J ^a,b   da Silva, A Martins ^a,b,c   Meneses, R F ^b,d   Falco, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive status; Health status; Quality of life; Situational optimism

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OPTIMISM; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 34447632179     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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