Effects of intensive psychological intervention on treatment compliance, psychological status, and quality of life of patients with epilepsy

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life in Epilepsy-31 Inventory score

		Control group (n = 50)	Research group (n = 55)	t	P value
Seizure worry	Before intervention	42.78 ± 6.21	43.15 ± 8.12	0.260	0.795
	6 months after intervention	53.10 ± 9.34a	61.82 ± 7.20a	5.385	< 0.0001
Overall quality of life	Before intervention	44.24 ± 6.32	45.78 ± 4.70	1.425	0.157
	6 months after intervention	55.66 ± 8.30a	63.45 ± 7.19a	5.152	< 0.0001
Emotional well-being	Before intervention	48.58 ± 5.41	47.64 ± 6.20	0.825	0.411
	6 months after intervention	58.34 ± 9.94a	69.20 ± 8.62a	5.995	< 0.0001
Energy/fatigue	Before intervention	50.46 ± 6.28	48.16 ± 7.86	1.646	0.103
	6 months after intervention	58.04 ± 7.13a	69.71 ± 8.36a	7.658	< 0.0001
Cognitive functioning	Before intervention	49.80 ± 3.94	51.02 ± 5.04	1.372	0.173
	6 months after intervention	59.72 ± 6.55a	70.69 ± 6.56a	7.021	< 0.0001
Medication effects	Before intervention	40.14 ± 7.72	42.22 ± 6.49	1.499	0.137
	6 months after intervention	57.50 ± 6.84a	66.18 ± 5.71a	7.081	< 0.0001
Social functioning	Before intervention	54.12 ± 6.38	53.82 ± 6.20	0.244	0.808
	6 months after intervention	63.88 ± 5.63a	71.05 ± 6.56a	5.981	< 0.0001
Total score	Before intervention	48.97 ± 2.33	49.13 ± 6.04	0.176	0.861
	6 months after intervention	59.13 ± 3.54a	68.32 ± 3.34a	14.578	< 0.0001

^aP < 0.05 vs before intervention in the same group.