Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to analyze the psychometric properties of a new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in adult patients with epilepsy (I-Epi). The I-Epi is an 18-item self-administered questionnaire focusing on four domains: Physical Functioning, Verbal Functioning, Temperament Functioning, and Epilepsy Functioning. Results: Five hundred four patients from nine secondary and tertiary Italian centers for the care of epilepsy were recruited and interviewed. Each patient was evaluated on a series of demographic and clinical variables recorded before the administration of the I-Epi and of the AQ (Aggression Questionnaire), used for the external validity. The final results supported the reliability and validity of I-Epi as a measure of irritability in the adult epilepsy population. Gender differences were observed in the overall score and in all the subscales (apart from the Physical Functioning), with females having a higher irritability level compared with males; moreover, the irritability score was associated with the number of drugs taken.Conclusion: The psychometric characteristics of the I-Epi seemed fairly good. We believe that the adoption of this new instrument could be very useful in both clinical and research management of patients with epilepsy.
A new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in patients with epilepsy / A. Piazzini, K. Turner, M. Ferraroni, V. Edefonti, F. Bravi, E. Gardella, E. Zambrelli, A. Vignoli, V. Chiesa, A. Pincherle, M.P. Canevini. - In: EPILEPSIA. - ISSN 0013-9580. - 52:suppl. 6(2011 Aug), pp. 104-105. ((Intervento presentato al 29. convegno International Epilepsy Congress tenutosi a Roma nel 2011 [10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03207.x].
A new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in patients with epilepsy
K. Turner;M. Ferraroni;V. Edefonti;F. Bravi;A. Vignoli;V. Chiesa;M.P. Canevini
2011
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to analyze the psychometric properties of a new Italian instrument for the assessment of irritability in adult patients with epilepsy (I-Epi). The I-Epi is an 18-item self-administered questionnaire focusing on four domains: Physical Functioning, Verbal Functioning, Temperament Functioning, and Epilepsy Functioning. Results: Five hundred four patients from nine secondary and tertiary Italian centers for the care of epilepsy were recruited and interviewed. Each patient was evaluated on a series of demographic and clinical variables recorded before the administration of the I-Epi and of the AQ (Aggression Questionnaire), used for the external validity. The final results supported the reliability and validity of I-Epi as a measure of irritability in the adult epilepsy population. Gender differences were observed in the overall score and in all the subscales (apart from the Physical Functioning), with females having a higher irritability level compared with males; moreover, the irritability score was associated with the number of drugs taken.Conclusion: The psychometric characteristics of the I-Epi seemed fairly good. We believe that the adoption of this new instrument could be very useful in both clinical and research management of patients with epilepsy.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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