Health-related quality of life in epilepsy: Findings obtained with a new Italian instrument

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Piazzini, Ada ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Turner, Katherine ^a   Ferraroni, Monica ^c   Aguglia, U ^d   Antonini, L ^d   Benna, P ^d   Ferrero, M ^d   Bogliun, G ^d   Canevini, M P ^d   Daniele, O ^d   Franceschetti, S ^d   Casazza, M ^d   Arienti, F ^d   Galli, R ^d   Pizzanelli, C ^d   Gambardella, A ^d   Garofalo, P G ^d   Durisotti, C ^d   Marotti, E ^d   Giallonardo, A T ^d   Di Bonaventura, C ^d   Guizzaro, A ^d   Iudice, A ^d   Bartolini, E ^d   Magaudda, A ^d   Malvezzi, L ^e   Giorgi, C ^e   Mazza, S ^d   Vaccario, M L ^d   Mecarelli, O ^d   Pulitano, P ^d   Musolino, R ^d   Onofrj, M ^d   Ortenzi, A ^d   Paggi, A ^d   Rocchi, R ^d   Pucci, B ^d   Specchio, L M ^d   Castriota, O ^d   Striano, S ^d   Striano, P ^d   Tata, M R ^d   Tinuper, P ^d   Bisulli, F ^d   Licchetta, L ^d   more..

^a St Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

^e Emergency Department Hospital of Vaio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adults; Epilepsy; Italian instrument; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTIONALITY; EPI QOL QUESTIONNAIRE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 46549086248     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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