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

Table 1 Comparison of general information, n (%)

	Control group (n = 50)	Research group (n = 55)	χ2/t	P value
Gender
Male	24 (48.0)	29 (52.7)	0.234	0.629
Female	26 (52.0)	26 (47.3)	0.725	0.470
Age (yr)	36.65 ± 6.48	37.29 ± 6.97
Disease course (months)	18.24 ± 4.38	18.39 ± 4.33	0.451	0.653
Monthly frequency of seizure attacks (times)	6.15 ± 3.85	6.27 ± 3.91	0.469	0.640
Seizure type			0.856	0.652
Simple focal seizures	5 (10.0)	3 (5.5)
Absence seizures	16 (32.0)	20 (36.3)
Grand mal seizures	29 (58.0)	32 (58.2)

Table 2 Comparison of patient compliance, n (%)

	Control group (n = 50)	Research group (n = 55)	χ2	P value
Complete compliance	20 (40.0)	31 (56.4)	4.525	0.033
Partial compliance	14 (28.0)	16 (29.1)
Non-compliance	16 (32.0)	8 (14.5)
Compliance	34 (68.0)	47 (85.5)

Table 3 Comparison of hope level

		Control group (n = 50)	Research group (n = 55)	t	P value
Temporarily and future orientation (T)	Before intervention	7.86 ± 0.93	7.82 ± 1.12	0.198	0.843
	6 months after intervention	9.90 ± 1.39a	11.07 ± 1.51a	4.118	< 0.0001
Positive readiness and expectancy (P)	Before intervention	8.26 ± 1.31	8.49 ± 1.17	0.950	0.344
	6 months after intervention	10.50 ± 1.82a	12.80 ± 1.43a	7.234	< 0.0001
Interconnectedness (I)	Before intervention	8.56 ± 1.75	9.13 ± 1.52	1.786	0.077
	6 months after intervention	11.54 ± 2.16a	13.58 ± 1.80a	5.274	< 0.0001
Overall hope level	Before intervention	24.68 ± 2.30	25.44 ± 2.42	1.646	0.103
	6 months after intervention	31.94 ± 2.80a	37.48 ± 3.25a	9.313	< 0.0001

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

Table 4 Comparison of psychological resilience level

		Control group (n = 50)	Research group (n = 55)	t	P value
Tenacity	Before intervention	24.14 ± 4.07	24.53 ± 3.71	0.514	0.609
	6 months after intervention	33.10 ± 5.41a	36.13 ± 5.26a	2.908	0.044
Optimism	Before intervention	9.46 ± 2.58	9.75 ± 2.41	0.595	0.553
	6 months after intervention	19.02 ± 3.31a	22.15 ± 2.79a	5.255	< 0.0001
Strength	Before intervention	7.94 ± 2.41	8.60 ± 2.09	1.503	0.136
	6 months after intervention	11.00 ± 1.58a	13.60 ± 1.31a	9.210	< 0.0001
Total score	Before intervention	41.54 ± 5.93	42.87 ± 4.33	1.321	0.189
	6 months after intervention	63.12 ± 6.60a	71.87 ± 6.11a	7.054	< 0.0001

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

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.