Abstract
Clinicians are often confronted with the self-report of memory difficulties by patients. This study explored the possible correlates of subjective memory in 67 adult Chinese patients with epilepsy in Hong Kong. These correlates include epilepsy-related factors, mood state, and actual performance on neuropsychological tests. Results suggested that there exists no significant systematic relationship between subjective and illness-related factors such as seizure frequency, age at onset, and medication. Instead, stepwise regression analysis revealed that mood (anxiety) explained about 17% of the variance of subjective memory difficulties, whereas performance on a memory test accounted for only 8% of the variance. Findings are discussed in the light of the need to attend to the anxiety of patients with epilepsy in the process of rehabilitation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 68-72 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2006 |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Epilepsy
- Mood
- Neuropsychological tests
- Subjective memory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience