2 results match your criteria: "The Netherlands. Electronic address: maes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.[Affiliation]"
Evaluation of a self-regulation based psycho-educational pilot intervention targeting children and adolescents with epilepsy in Greece.
Seizure
August 2017
Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Department, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the development and initial evaluation of a minimal structured psycho-educational intervention for children and adolescents with epilepsy. The intervention aimed at increasing the understanding and personal control (self-management) of epilepsy, and at reducing psychological distress, sleep problems and somatic complaints.
Method: Twelve patients participated in our intervention and another 12, matched on age and gender, served as the control group.
The contribution of illness perceptions to fatigue and sleep problems in youngsters with epilepsy.
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
January 2016
Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Department, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Purpose: The present study aims to explore the extent to which gender, epilepsy severity and illness perceptions predict fatigue and sleep problems in youngsters with epilepsy.
Method: Structured interviews were conducted in 100 young patients (Mage = 13,9, SD = 2.21; 41% girls) and data were analyzed by means of multiple hierarchical regression analyses.