Comparison of Quality of life, Mindfulness and Social Support in Children with and without Epilepsy

Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe¹ Alireza Mohammadi Sangachin Doost² Arash Abbaspour³ Seyyedah Fatemeh Hosseini Shivai⁴

1) Ph.D. student in Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2) M.A in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
3) M.A in Psychology and education of exceptional children, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
4) M.A student in general psychology, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran

IOI Code : XEEG-HBAGC
Publication : First National Congress of Neuroscience and Psychology Studies(cnps.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of the present study is to compare the quality of life, mindfulness, and social support in children with and without epilepsy. The design of the current research was descriptive of a comparative causal type. The statistical population of the research included children with epilepsy who were referred to the medical centers of Rasht city in 2022. A sample size of 120 (60 children with epilepsy and 60 children without epilepsy) was selected as available and then the data were collected using quality of life, mindfulness, and social support questionnaires. The data were analyzed using a multivariate analysis of variance. The obtained results show that there is a significant difference in the quality of life, mindfulness, and social support in children with and without epilepsy (p<0.01). Based on this, it was determined that children with epilepsy had less quality of life, mindfulness, and social support (p<0.05). According to the obtained results, it is possible to strengthen and increase the quality of life, mindfulness, and social support in children with epilepsy by implementing programs and interventions.

Keywords : quality of life mindfulness social support epilepsy