Child and Family Adjustment in Epilepsy

Conditions: gedragsproblemen (CBCL)
behavior problems
psychopathology

Registration Number: NL-OMON32337

Lead Sponsor: Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Participants are included in the study according to the following inclusion criteria:
A). The child is between 6 and 12 years.
B). The child is diagnosed with epilepsy.
C). The child has an IQ above 70 points (no mental retardation).
D). Parents and children speak and understand the Dutch Language adequately in order to complete the questionnaires.

Exclusion Criteria

A). The child is diagnosed with another chronic disorder than epilepsy.
B). The child has pseudoseizures or a history of pseudoseizures.
C). The child has previously undergone brain surgery.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>(see methods in protocol)<br /><br>Epilepsy: direct (e.g.,. syndrome severity, seizure frequency, side effects<br /><br>anti epileptic drugs)<br /><br>Epilepsy : indirect (e.g., parental anxiety about epilepsy[Parental Anxiety<br /><br>about Epilepsie<br /><br>Questionnaire, PAE]; parental perception about epilepsy severity, functional<br /><br>status [FSII],<br /><br>restrictions due to epilepsy [The Hague Restrictions in Childhood Epilepsy<br /><br>Scale, HARCES]).<br /><br>Behavior Problems / Psychopathology (Child Behavior Checklist, CBCL).<br /><br>Self Perception (Self Perception Profile for Children, SPPC)<br /><br>Parenting (e.g., Parent Report of Parental Behavior Inventory, PRPBI)<br /><br>Parenting stress (Parenting Stress Index, PSI).<br /><br>Pediatric parenting stress (The Pediatric Inventory for Parents, PIP).<br /><br>Parental pediatric perceptions (e.g., child vulnerability, Child Vulnerability<br /><br>Scale, CVS)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures