Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Mar;17(3):354-9. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.11.022. Epub 2010 Jan 29.
The present qualitative study explored how participants perceive their quality of life within the social domain 2 years following epilepsy surgery. Semistructured, open-ended interviews were conducted with 27 participants (11-21 years old), 2 years following epilepsy surgery. Thirteen of the 27 participants were seizure free. Data were transcribed and coded inductively to allow for the identification of salient themes. Many of the seizure-free participants reported greater independence following surgery. However, most participants, irrespective of seizure status, continued to report some problems with peer relations and isolation. These findings suggest that self-perceived improvements in social function among seizure-free participants may require longer than 2 years to develop.
本定性研究探讨了参与者在癫痫手术后 2 年内如何感知其社会领域的生活质量。对 27 名参与者（11-21 岁）进行了半结构化、开放式访谈，这些参与者在癫痫手术后 2 年接受了访谈。27 名参与者中有 13 名无癫痫发作。转录和编码数据以识别突出的主题。许多无癫痫发作的参与者报告说手术后更加独立。然而，大多数参与者，无论癫痫发作情况如何，仍继续报告与同伴关系和孤立有关的一些问题。这些发现表明，无癫痫发作参与者自我感知的社会功能改善可能需要 2 年以上的时间才能显现。
