Ryan Jamie L, Ramsey Rachelle R, Fedele David A, Wagner Janelle L, Smith Gigi, Chaney John M
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
J Child Neurol. 2012 Aug;27(8):1004-10. doi: 10.1177/0883073811431109. Epub 2012 Jan 30.
The aim was to explore the relationship of youth age and sex to depressive symptoms and illness attitudes in youth with epilepsy and juvenile rheumatic disease. Youth with epilepsy or juvenile rheumatic disease between the ages of 7 and 19 years completed measures of depressive symptoms and illness attitudes. A significant 3-way interaction, Disease Group × Sex × Age, was found when predicting depressive symptoms. Post hoc analyses revealed a simple 2-way Disease Group × Age interaction for males and females. Younger males and adolescent females with epilepsy reported greater depressive symptoms than younger males and adolescent females with a juvenile rheumatic disease. Youth with epilepsy reported more negative illness attitudes than youth diagnosed with a juvenile rheumatic disease, but no other main effects or interactions were found. Results suggest early screening of depressive symptoms, with particular attention to younger males and adolescent females with epilepsy.
本研究旨在探讨青少年年龄和性别与患有癫痫和青少年风湿性疾病的年轻人的抑郁症状及疾病认知之间的关系。7至19岁患有癫痫或青少年风湿性疾病的年轻人完成了抑郁症状和疾病认知的测量。在预测抑郁症状时，发现了显著的三因素交互作用，即疾病组×性别×年龄。事后分析揭示了男性和女性的简单双因素疾病组×年龄交互作用。患有癫痫的年轻男性和青春期女性比患有青少年风湿性疾病的年轻男性和青春期女性报告了更严重的抑郁症状。患有癫痫的年轻人比被诊断为青少年风湿性疾病的年轻人报告了更多消极的疾病认知，但未发现其他主效应或交互作用。结果表明应尽早筛查抑郁症状，尤其要关注患有癫痫的年轻男性和青春期女性。
