title: Tracking psychosocial health in adults with epilepsy--estimates from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study provides population-based estimates of psychosocial health among U.S. adults with epilepsy from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the prevalence of the following measures of psychosocial health among adults with epilepsy and those without epilepsy: 1) the Kessler-6 scale of serious psychological distress; 2) cognitive limitation, the extent of impairments associated with psychological problems, and work limitation; 3) social participation; and 4) the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Global Health Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with adults without epilepsy, adults with epilepsy, especially those with active epilepsy, reported significantly worse psychological health, more cognitive impairment, difficulty in participating in some social activities, and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These disparities in psychosocial health in U.S. adults with epilepsy serve as baseline national estimates of their HRQOL, consistent with Healthy People 2020 national objectives on HRQOL.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, Epilepsy Program, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. Electronic address: rmk4@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobau
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, Epilepsy Program, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: SciMetrika, 100 Capitola Drive, Suite 106, Durham, NC 27713, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kadima
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Population Health, Epilepsy Program, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS K-78, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zack
authors.affiliation: Neurological Outcomes Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 10524 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sajatovic
authors.affiliation: San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement St, Box 127-E, San Francisco, CA 94121-1545, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaiboriboon
authors.affiliation: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Department of Neurology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Epilepsy Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jobst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cognition; Epilepsy; Limitations; Pain; Psychological distress; Quality of life; Social participation