TY - JOUR
T1 - Religiosity and spirituality in patients with epilepsy
AU - Rigon, Isadora Barazzetti
AU - Calado, Gabriel de Almeida
AU - Linhares, Lucas Savaris
AU - Cantu, Pietro Lentz Martins
AU - Moritz, Jorge Luis Wollstein
AU - Wolf, Peter
AU - Lin, Katia
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) are widely regarded as important allies against illness and suffering in general. Findings in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) suggest the temporal lobe as the anatomical-functional basis of religious experiences. Both R/S are relevant in patients with epilepsy (PWE) since epilepsy can lead to psychosocial issues for a significant portion of patients and their families. To investigate R/S in PWE, as well as the impact of different epileptic syndromes on patients' R/S.METHODS: One hundred PWE and 50 healthy volunteers matched for age, sex and educational level were submitted to an interview, as well as three previously validated questionnaires: Index of Core Spiritual Experience (INSPIRIT-R), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31).RESULTS: PWE's and control's mean ages were 35.9 ± 12.4 vs. 36.3 ± 18.1 years, mean schooling was 8.9 ± 3.7 vs. 10.1 ± 4.2 years. The mean age of epilepsy onset was 14.5 ± 12.1 and monthly frequency of seizures was 5.9 ± 12.6. INSPIRIT-R's scores were not statistically significantly different between patients and controls (3.0 ± 0.8 vs. 3.0 ± 0.8); however, INSPIRIT-R's scores were significantly higher in TLE patients when compared with other epilepsy syndromes (3.2 ± 0.7 vs. 2.8 ± 0.9; p = 0.04).CONCLUSION: Temporal lobe epilepsy patients have higher levels of R/S.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) are widely regarded as important allies against illness and suffering in general. Findings in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) suggest the temporal lobe as the anatomical-functional basis of religious experiences. Both R/S are relevant in patients with epilepsy (PWE) since epilepsy can lead to psychosocial issues for a significant portion of patients and their families. To investigate R/S in PWE, as well as the impact of different epileptic syndromes on patients' R/S.METHODS: One hundred PWE and 50 healthy volunteers matched for age, sex and educational level were submitted to an interview, as well as three previously validated questionnaires: Index of Core Spiritual Experience (INSPIRIT-R), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31).RESULTS: PWE's and control's mean ages were 35.9 ± 12.4 vs. 36.3 ± 18.1 years, mean schooling was 8.9 ± 3.7 vs. 10.1 ± 4.2 years. The mean age of epilepsy onset was 14.5 ± 12.1 and monthly frequency of seizures was 5.9 ± 12.6. INSPIRIT-R's scores were not statistically significantly different between patients and controls (3.0 ± 0.8 vs. 3.0 ± 0.8); however, INSPIRIT-R's scores were significantly higher in TLE patients when compared with other epilepsy syndromes (3.2 ± 0.7 vs. 2.8 ± 0.9; p = 0.04).CONCLUSION: Temporal lobe epilepsy patients have higher levels of R/S.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Anxiety/psychology
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Depression/psychology
KW - Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe/physiopathology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Neuropsychological Tests
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Religion
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Spirituality
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Temporal Lobe/physiopathology
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1590/0004-282X20190055
DO - 10.1590/0004-282X20190055
M3 - Article
C2 - 31188997
VL - 77
SP - 335
EP - 340
JO - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
JF - Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
SN - 0004-282X
IS - 5
ER -