Subjective memory and mood of Hong Kong Chinese adults with epilepsy.
Clinicians are often confronted with the self-report of memory difficulties by patients. This study explored the possible correlates of subjective memory in 67 adult Chinese patients with epilepsy in Hong Kong. These correlates include epilepsy-related factors, mood state, and actual performance on neuropsychological tests. Results suggested that there exists no significant systematic relationship between subjective and illness-related factors such as seizure frequency, age at onset, and medication. Instead, stepwise regression analysis revealed that mood (anxiety) explained about 17% of the variance of subjective memory difficulties, whereas performance on a memory test accounted for only 8% of the variance. Findings are discussed in the light of the need to attend to the anxiety of patients with epilepsy in the process of rehabilitation.
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Alma
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Department of Applied Social Science, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. ssalma@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Leung
Patrick
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Kwok
Amy
A
Li
Patrick
P
Lui
Colin
C
Chan
John
J
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety; D044466:Asian People; D003863:Depression; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis