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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior : E&B2017

Parental stress, pediatric quality of life, and behavior at baseline and one-year follow-up: Results from the FEBSTAT study.

Ruth C Shinnar, Shlomo Shinnar, Dale C Hesdorffer, Kathryn O'Hara, Terrie Conklin, Karen Mohler Cornett, Diana Miazga, Shumei Sun, FEBSTAT Study Team

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  1. Can epilepsy be predicted after the first febrile seizure? Insights from machine learning of postictal EEG.Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape · 2026
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Ruth C ShinnarNeurology and Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. Electronic address: codell@sprynet.com.
Shlomo ShinnarNeurology and Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Dale C HesdorfferGH Sergievsky Center, and Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Kathryn O'HaraPediatric Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Terrie ConklinNeurology, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughter, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
Karen Mohler CornettDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Diana MiazgaNeurology, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Shumei SunDepartment of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
FEBSTAT Study Team

Funding

Consequences of Prolonged Febrile Seizures in ChildhoodR01NS043209 · NINDS · MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER (BRONX, NY) · PI SHINNAR, SHLOMO · 2003 to 2012
$21.5M
Consequences of Prolonged Febrile Seizures in ChildhoodR37NS043209 · NINDS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI SHINNAR, SHLOMO · 2013 to 2019
$11.4M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BRAIN ABNORMALITIES IN FEBRILE SEIZURESR01HD036867 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HESDORFFER, DALE C · 1998 to 2002
$1.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD036867NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS043209NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS043209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Febrile status epilepticus is a serious and frightening event in the life of the child and parent. It is regarded as a medical emergency with potential long lasting consequences. The purpose of this study was to look at the immediate and long term effects of such an event on parental stress and parents' perception of their child's physical and psychosocial wellbeing.

methodsFrom 2003 to 2010, 199 subjects, age 1 month to 5 years, were recruited as part of a prospective, multicenter study (FEBSTAT) of consequences of febrile status epilepticus (FSE). At one month and one year after the episode of FSE, parents were asked to complete the Parenting Stress Index, short form (PSI/SF), the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). In addition to PedsQL and CBCL in the FEBSTAT subjects only, a comparison was made between Columbia Study of First Febrile Seizures subjects with a first simple febrile seizure (SFS) and the FEBSTAT group, including 15 subjects with FSE from the Columbia group, in the area of parental stress which was administered at the same time intervals in both studies.

resultsAt baseline, the PSI/SF was statistically significantly higher for SFS versus FSE on the parent-child dysfunctional score and the total raw score, however at one year this difference resolved. In the FSE group, significantly higher parental stress over one year was reported in children with abnormal versus normal prior development (p= 0.02). Prior abnormal development was a risk factor at 1 year for lower total PEDSQL (p=0.01) versus prior normal development. Mean scores on the CBCL at baseline and 1 year were within the normal range for both empirically based scales and major risk factors.

conclusionsParents of children experiencing a SFS experienced more stress at baseline than those with FSE. Families of children in the FEBSTAT cohort with identified development problems at baseline that continued, or progressed over the one year period, reported decreasing QOL.

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ChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDevelopmental DisabilitiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleParentingParentsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSeizures, FebrileStatus EpilepticusBehaviorFebrile status epilepticusParental stressPediatric quality of life

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PMCPMC5423815

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