Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Odontoiatry, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy.
Neurophysiopatology and Movement Disorders Clinic, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Nutrients. 2023 Feb 20;15(4):1058. doi: 10.3390/nu15041058.
(1) Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate parental stress after 6 and 12 months of a ketogenic diet, considering demographic and clinical variables (epilepsy type, epilepsy duration, seizure number, antiseizure medications, comorbidities, efficacy, and adverse events). (2) Methods: We consecutively enrolled 36 children aged between 3 and 10 years who had been diagnosed with various types of drug-resistant epilepsy and who were in therapy with a ketogenic diet for better seizure control. A standardized neuropsychological questionnaire (Parenting Stress Index-PSI) was administered to the parents evaluating parental stress at baseline (T0), after 6 (T1) months, and after 12 months (T2). (3) Results: After 6 and 12 months of dietary treatment, Parental Distress and Total Stress mean scores were statistically significantly increased. Post hoc analysis showed no significant changes in the scores between T0 and T1, although there was a significant increase between T1 and T2. We did not find statistically significant relationships between parental stress and the other variables considered. (4) Conclusions: The ketogenic diet can be challenging for parents and can affect the perception of parental stress, especially in the long term. Parents may feel inadequate in their role; therefore, they should be helped and encouraged through additional supports in order to maximize the adherence to diet therapy.
(1) 背景:我们研究的目的是评估生酮饮食治疗 6 个月和 12 个月后父母的压力,同时考虑人口统计学和临床变量(癫痫类型、癫痫持续时间、发作次数、抗癫痫药物、合并症、疗效和不良反应)。(2) 方法:我们连续招募了 36 名年龄在 3 至 10 岁之间的儿童,他们被诊断为各种类型的耐药性癫痫,正在接受生酮饮食治疗以更好地控制癫痫发作。采用标准化神经心理学问卷(父母压力指数-PSI)对父母进行评估,在基线(T0)、6 个月(T1)和 12 个月(T2)时评估父母压力。(3) 结果:饮食治疗 6 个月和 12 个月后,父母困扰和总压力的平均得分均有统计学显著增加。事后分析显示 T0 和 T1 之间的分数没有显著变化,尽管 T1 和 T2 之间有显著增加。我们没有发现父母压力与其他考虑因素之间存在统计学显著关系。(4) 结论:生酮饮食可能对父母具有挑战性,并会影响父母压力的感知,尤其是在长期。父母可能会觉得自己在角色中做得不够;因此,应通过额外的支持来帮助和鼓励他们,以最大限度地坚持饮食治疗。
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