@article{ref1,
title="Effect of alexithymia and difficulty of emotion regulation, neuroticism, low extraversion, and suicidality on quality of life in epilepsy",
journal="Epilepsy and behavior",
year="2022",
author="Mail Gurkan, Zahide and Sengul, Yildizhan and Guven Ekiz, Tugce and Tantik Pak, Aygul",
volume="135",
number="",
pages="108887-108887",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate alexithymia, emotion dysregulation, suicidality, and personality traits in people with epilepsy (PWE) and to evaluate their effects on quality of life. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-six consecutive PWE and forty healthy control subjects (HC) were recruited for the study. Both PWE and HC were interviewed and completed the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20(TAS-20), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Suicidal Ideation Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Quality Of Life In Epilepsy-31. <br><br>RESULTS: TAS-20 and difficulty identifying feelings which was the subgroup of TAS-20, scores of total and non-acceptance, goals, impulse, strategies, and clarity subgroups of DERS were statistically significantly higher in PWE (p = 0.01, 0.004, 0.01, 0.07, 0.009, 0.06, 0.01, respectively). Considering the personality characteristics, neuroticism was more common in PWE, while extraversion was less common. Suicidal ideation and anxiety scores were higher in PWE than HC (p = 0.02, p = 0.003). Anxiety, suicidal ideation, neuroticism, alexithymia and emotion dysregulation had a negative relationship on quality of life. (r = -0.54, p < 0.001; r = -0.54, p < 0.001; r = -0.62, p < 0.001; r = -0.32, p = 0.02; r = -0.52, p < 0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Difficulty identifying feelings, dysregulation of emotions especially nonacceptance, goals, impulse, strategies, and clarity are common in PWE. Anxiety, suicidal ideation, neuroticism, alexithymia, and emotion dysregulation had a negative impact on quality of life. Each of these are important for psychosocial wellbeing of our patients and must be questioned considering their effects on quality of life.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1525-5050",
doi="10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108887",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108887"
}