The subjective handicap of epilepsy - A new approach to measuring treatment outcome
The subjective handicap of epilepsy - A new approach to measuring treatment outcome
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DOI：
10.1093/brain/121.2.317
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发表时间：
1998-02-01
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影响因子：
14.5
通讯作者：
Sander, JWAS
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作者：
O'Donoghue, MF;Duncan, JS;Sander, JWAS
It is now widely acknowledged that the impact of epilepsy on the individual extends beyond the occurrence of seizures, and that there is a need for outcome measures sensitive to these consequences. Until now these instruments have largely been developed within a 'quality of life' framework. The technical and conceptual difficulties that arise with measuring quality of life have led us to develop a more focused measurement model, the 'Subjective Handicap of Epilepsy' (SHE) scale, based on the World Health Organization's concept of handicap. The scale contains 32 items in six subscales: 'Work and activities' (eight items), 'Social and personal' (four items), 'Self-perception' (five items), 'Physical' (four items), 'Life-satisfaction' (four items) and a 'Change' scale (seven items); and it takes on average
