Radboud University, Montessorilaan 3, 6525 HR Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, The Centre for Psychotherapy, Education & Research, Liljeholmstorget 7, SE-117 63 Stockholm, Sweden.
Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Feb;115:107685. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107685. Epub 2020 Dec 21.
The present study describes the development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Psychological Flexibility in Epilepsy Questionnaire (PFEQ), which was developed to measure the construct referred to as Psychological Flexibility (PF) in epilepsy. Results from 81 participants with epilepsy support a one-factor solution, consisting of 12 items, indicating a satisfactory structure and reliability with an alpha coefficient of 0.92. Criterion validity of the instrument was supported by moderate correlations with outcomes predicting quality of life, PF in the general population, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms. Number of seizures in the past three and 12 months was positively correlated with scores on the PFEQ. These findings are consistent with the instrument's underlying theory. Further development and investigation of the PFEQ is recommended, as the preliminary results of the questionnaire suggest that the scale has the potential to be a valuable contribution to the future exploration of the role of PF in epilepsy.
本研究描述了癫痫心理灵活性问卷（PFEQ）的开发和初步心理测量评估，该问卷旨在测量癫痫中称为心理灵活性（PF）的构念。来自 81 名癫痫患者的结果支持一个单因素解决方案，由 12 个项目组成，表明结构合理，信度良好，alpha 系数为 0.92。该工具的标准有效性得到了支持，与预测生活质量、普通人群中的 PF、抑郁症状和焦虑症状的结果呈中度相关。过去三个月和 12 个月的癫痫发作次数与 PFEQ 得分呈正相关。这些发现与该工具的基础理论一致。建议进一步开发和研究 PFEQ，因为该问卷的初步结果表明，该量表有可能为未来探索 PF 在癫痫中的作用做出重要贡献。
