The Importance of Assessing and Treating Mental Health in Transition-Aged Adolescents with Epilepsy: A 1-Year Follow-up
| العنوان: | The Importance of Assessing and Treating Mental Health in Transition-Aged Adolescents with Epilepsy: A 1-Year Follow-up |
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| المؤلفون: | Tadeu A. Fantaneanu, Sarah A. Healy, Sharon Whiting |
| المصدر: | Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy. :186-192 |
| بيانات النشر: | Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Mental health assessment, 1 year follow up, Adult care, medicine.disease, Mental health treatment, Mental health, 03 medical and health sciences, Epilepsy, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), 030225 pediatrics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Medicine, Neurology (clinical), business, Psychiatry, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | Mental health issues become especially problematic when adolescents with epilepsy are preparing to transition from pediatric to adult care. Consistent with guidelines, a transition clinic with ongoing mental health assessment was created, providing treatment to patients scoring in the moderate severity range or higher. In order to examine the effectiveness of our epilepsy transition clinic and the impact of mental health in transition-aged adolescents, baseline and one-year follow-up data were compared in 36 participants (M = 15.82 years, 24 males). Results showed that the majority of participants had improved or comparable mental health scores at follow-up. Furthermore, participants who met threshold for mental health treatment had significantly improved mental health (t = 3.19, p = 0.015), while those who did not showed worsened mental health (t = − 2.50, p = 0.019). Looking specifically at mental health impact, those with worsened mental health showed significantly worsened quality of life (t = 3.35, p = 0.012). Furthermore, those without mental health issues showed improved transition skills (t = − 3.86, p = 0.002), while those with mental health issues did not. Results suggest that the transition clinic is effective in helping transition-aged adolescents with their mental health. Additionally, findings suggest that addressing these mental health issues are essential to ensuring successful transitions and the best outcomes in these patients. |
| تدمد: | 2146-4588 2146-457X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0040-1716867 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::f7f9d5b886d2fe77044ff629d05023e2 https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1716867 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........f7f9d5b886d2fe77044ff629d05023e2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 21464588 2146457X |
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| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0040-1716867 |