TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Affecting Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents With Epilepsy
AU - Park, So Hyun
AU - Lee, Hyang Woon
AU - Kim, Ga Eun
AU - Kim, Eui Jung
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-2020R1A6A1A03043528).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the clinical and psychological factors influencing depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Methods: We administered self-reported questionnaires assessing children’s depressive symptoms (Children’s Depression Inventory, CDI) and anxiety (Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, RCMAS) to children and adolescents with epilepsy (n=87, age range=6–17 years). We asked their parents to complete questionnaires on epilepsy-related variables, parental stress (Questionnaire on Resources and Stress, QRS), parental anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI), family functioning (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, FACES), children’s attention problems (Abbreviated Conners Parent Rating Scale Revised, CPRS), and children’s behavioral problems (Korean Child Behavior Checklist, K-CBCL). Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to identify predictive variables affecting depressive symptoms. Results: Family adaptability (r=-0.240, p=0.026), family cohesion (r=-0.381, p<0.001), children’s attention problems (r=0.290, p=0.006), children’s anxiety (r=0.714, p<0.001), children’s behavioral problems (r=0.371, p<0.001), parental anxiety (r=0.320, p=0.003), and parental stress (r=0.335, p=0.002) were significantly correlated with children’s depressive symptoms. Children’s anxiety (β=0.655, p<0.001) and parental stress (β=0.198, p=0.013) were significantly related to their depressive symptoms (adjusted R2=0.539). Conclusion: Clinicians should detect and manage children’s anxiety and parental stress, which may affect depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with epilepsy.
AB - Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the clinical and psychological factors influencing depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with epilepsy. Methods: We administered self-reported questionnaires assessing children’s depressive symptoms (Children’s Depression Inventory, CDI) and anxiety (Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, RCMAS) to children and adolescents with epilepsy (n=87, age range=6–17 years). We asked their parents to complete questionnaires on epilepsy-related variables, parental stress (Questionnaire on Resources and Stress, QRS), parental anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI), family functioning (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, FACES), children’s attention problems (Abbreviated Conners Parent Rating Scale Revised, CPRS), and children’s behavioral problems (Korean Child Behavior Checklist, K-CBCL). Stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to identify predictive variables affecting depressive symptoms. Results: Family adaptability (r=-0.240, p=0.026), family cohesion (r=-0.381, p<0.001), children’s attention problems (r=0.290, p=0.006), children’s anxiety (r=0.714, p<0.001), children’s behavioral problems (r=0.371, p<0.001), parental anxiety (r=0.320, p=0.003), and parental stress (r=0.335, p=0.002) were significantly correlated with children’s depressive symptoms. Children’s anxiety (β=0.655, p<0.001) and parental stress (β=0.198, p=0.013) were significantly related to their depressive symptoms (adjusted R2=0.539). Conclusion: Clinicians should detect and manage children’s anxiety and parental stress, which may affect depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with epilepsy.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Child
KW - Depression
KW - Epilepsy
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U2 - 10.5765/jkacap.220015
DO - 10.5765/jkacap.220015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139109607
VL - 33
SP - 106
EP - 112
JO - Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
SN - 1225-729X
IS - 4
ER -