Psychological treatments for people with epilepsy

R Michaelis, V Tang, SJ Nevitt… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Given the significant impact epilepsy may have on the health‐related quality of
life (HRQOL) of individuals with epilepsy and their families, there is increasing clinical …

Self‐leadership and performance outcomes: the mediating influence of self‐efficacy

GE Prussia, JS Anderson… - Journal of Organizational …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
A key foundation of empowering organizations is employee self‐leadership. This study
examines the effects of self‐leadership skills and self‐efficacy perceptions on performance …

An integrative review of the benefits of self-management interventions for adults with epilepsy

K Edward, M Cook, JA Giandinoto - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
The life-limiting effects of epilepsy are well documented in the literature, where the
management of epilepsy and seizure control relies heavily on the self-management abilities …

Quality of life and psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability: Preliminary analysis of a conceptual and theoretical synthesis

M Bishop - Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
This article describes and presents an initial analysis of a quality-of-life—based model of
psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability. This model, termed disability …

The association of stigma with self-management and perceptions of health care among adults with epilepsy

C DiIorio, PO Shafer, R Letz, T Henry, DL Schomer… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective. The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of stigma among adults
with epilepsy including its association with epilepsy self-management and perceptions of …

Self‐efficacy and social support as mediators in the relation between disease severity and quality of life in patients with epilepsy

M Amir, I Roziner, A Knoll, MY Neufeld - Epilepsia, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This study examined the influence of two psychosocial variables mediating
between disease severity and quality of life (Qol) in epilepsy; social support and mastery …

Epilepsy self-management: a comparison of self-efficacy and outcome expectancy for medication adherence and lifestyle behaviors among people with epilepsy

R Kobau, C DiIorio - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2003 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to describe self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies
toward medication, seizure, and lifestyle management behaviors among 108 adults with …

Cross-cultural adaptation of the diabetes management self-efficacy scale for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Scale development

M Kara, JJ Van Der Bijl, LM Shortridge-Baggett… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Background: As a profession, nurses are particularly concerned with cross-cultural
influences that affect the health practices of populations. Although the international literature …

Results of a research study evaluating WebEase, an online epilepsy self-management program

C DiIorio, Y Bamps, ER Walker, C Escoffery - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
WebEase (Epilepsy Awareness, Support, and Education) is an online epilepsy self-
management program to assist people with taking medication, managing stress, and …

Examining the relationships of depressive symptoms, stigma, social support and regimen-specific support on quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy

AD Whatley, CK DiIorio, K Yeager - Health education research, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy research efforts have primarily focused on medical treatment and physical
management of epilepsy; however, to provide comprehensive care, efforts cannot focus …