Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Jul;28(1):47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.03.016. Epub 2013 May 5.
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity levels (occupational, sports, and leisure time activities), depression, anxiety, and epilepsy. The behavioral outcomes of individuals with epilepsy (E) were also compared with healthy control subjects (C). The sample included 31 individuals with epilepsy (12 with idiopathic generalized epilepsy and 19 with partial epilepsy) and 31 control subjects. Self-rating questionnaires were used to assess mood (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory), anxiety, and depression as well as habitual physical activity. Patients with epilepsy were more severely impaired compared to control subjects in both mood questionnaires and presented higher levels of depression (35%), state anxiety (18%), and trait anxiety (12.6%) when compared to the C group. Although physical activity level did not differ significantly between groups, linear regression analyses showed that the physical activity leisure level predicted 31% of depression levels and 26% of anxiety levels in the E group. These data suggest that low levels of physical activity may be considered a risk factor for the development of depression and anxiety and can play an important role in the quality of life of individuals with epilepsy.
本研究旨在探讨体力活动水平（职业、运动和休闲时间活动）、抑郁、焦虑和癫痫之间的关系。还比较了癫痫患者（E）的行为结果与健康对照组（C）。样本包括 31 名癫痫患者（12 名特发性全面性癫痫和 19 名部分性癫痫）和 31 名对照受试者。自我评估问卷用于评估情绪（状态-特质焦虑量表和贝克抑郁量表）、焦虑和抑郁以及习惯性体力活动。与对照组相比，癫痫患者在两种情绪问卷中都受到更严重的损害，与 C 组相比，抑郁（35%）、状态焦虑（18%）和特质焦虑（12.6%）水平更高。尽管两组之间的体力活动水平没有显著差异，但线性回归分析表明，E 组的休闲体力活动水平可预测 31%的抑郁水平和 26%的焦虑水平。这些数据表明，体力活动水平低可能被视为抑郁和焦虑发生的危险因素，并在癫痫患者的生活质量中发挥重要作用。
