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Social competence of people with epilepsy: a new methodological approach
Author(s) -
Sillanpää M.,
Helenius H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb04113.x
Subject(s) - epilepsy , social competence , competence (human resources) , multivariate statistics , multivariate analysis , psychology , stepwise regression , regression analysis , population , developmental psychology , psychiatry , pediatrics , clinical psychology , medicine , demography , social psychology , social change , statistics , sociology , political science , mathematics , law
A new multivariate method, a stepwise cumulative regression analysis, which allows a polychotomous outcome variable was used to analyse a representative population sample of children with epilepsy as adults, after a follow‐up of 30 years from onset of seizures. On follow‐up, 63% of subjects had been in terminal remission for ≫ 3 years and 48% were both seizure‐free and off medication. More than a half (58%) felt completely independent in daily activities and almost as many (57%) were successfully employed. Good communication ability, good intelligence and seizure freedom were significant predictors of a good social competence.