Physical activity, stigma, and quality of life in patients with epilepsy
GMAS Tedrus, GS Sterca, RB Pereira - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Indication of physical activity (PA) for people with epilepsy (PWE) is debatable. This study
investigated whether the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score is related
to the clinical aspects of epilepsy, QOLIE-31, and the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE) score
of 67 PWE at a significance level of 5%(p< 0.05). About one-third (32.8%) of the PWE were
sedentary/irregularly active. Lower QOLIE-31 scores and higher SSE scores were found in
PWE who did not practice PA for fear of seizures and in sedentary/irregularly active PWE …
investigated whether the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score is related
to the clinical aspects of epilepsy, QOLIE-31, and the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE) score
of 67 PWE at a significance level of 5%(p< 0.05). About one-third (32.8%) of the PWE were
sedentary/irregularly active. Lower QOLIE-31 scores and higher SSE scores were found in
PWE who did not practice PA for fear of seizures and in sedentary/irregularly active PWE …
