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<journal-title><![CDATA[Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças]]></journal-title>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Revisão da literatura sobre avaliação da Qualidade De Vida (QDV) de adultos com Epilepsia. II: facilidades na abordagem do tema]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Reviewing the literature on Quality Of Life (QOL) assessment of Epileptic adults. II: facilities in the approach of the subject]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Meneses]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rute F.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ribeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José P.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. Martins do]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação ]]></institution>
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<country>Portugal</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Geral de Santo António Serviço de Neurofisiologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular ]]></institution>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar ]]></institution>
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<volume>3</volume>
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<fpage>119</fpage>
<lpage>139</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1645-00862002000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1645-00862002000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1645-00862002000200002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[A revisão da literatura efectuada na primeira parte deste trabalho, sobre Qualidade de Vida (QDV) e Epilepsia em adultos, levantou questões às quais urge responder. Por isso, o objectivo deste trabalho é apresentar: (a) o(s) modelo(s) de integração existente(s)/resultados da investigação estabelecidos, de modo a esboçar(em)-se modelo(s) de integração; e (b) as diferenças e semelhanças entre/indicações dos instrumentos de QDV mais citados (SF-36 e QOLIE-89, -31, -10 e -AD-48). Espera-se que este trabalho, em que também é focada a investigação que é feita neste âmbito em Portugal, contribua para uma melhor avaliação e, consequentemente, promoção da QDV de indivíduos adultos com Epilepsia em Portugal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[The literature review on Quality of Life (QOL) and Epilepsy in adults, undertaken in the first part of this work, raised questions demanding urgent answers. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present: (a) the existing integration model(s)/ established research data, in order to sketch integration model(s); and (b) the differences and similarities between/indications for use the most quoted QOL instruments (SF-36 and QOLIE-89, -31, -10 e -AD-48). We also focus on QOL research done in Portugal. It is hoped that this work may contribute to a better QOL assessment and promotion in Portuguese adults with epilepsy.]]></p></abstract>
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</front><body><![CDATA[  <HTML> <HEAD> </HEAD>     <P align="center"><B>Revis&atilde;o da literatura sobre avalia&ccedil;&atilde;o    da Qualidade De Vida (QDV) de adultos com Epilepsia. II </B></p>     <P align="center"><B>&ndash; facilidades na abordagem do tema</B></p>     <P align="center">Rute F. Meneses<Sup>1,2,3</Sup>, Jos&eacute; P. Ribeiro<Sup>1,2,3</Sup>,    &amp; A. Martins do Silva<Sup>2,3,4</Sup></P>     <P align="center"><Sup>1</Sup>Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ci&ecirc;ncias da Educa&ccedil;&atilde;o    da Universidade do Porto &ndash; Portugal</P>     <P align="center"><Sup>2</Sup>Servi&ccedil;o de Neurofisiologia do Hospital Geral    de Santo Ant&oacute;nio, Porto &ndash; Portugal</P>     <P align="center"><Sup>3</Sup>Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade    do Porto &ndash; Portugal</P>     <P align="center"><Sup>4</Sup>Instituto de Ci&ecirc;ncias Biom&eacute;dicas Abel    Salazar, Universidade do Porto &ndash; Portugal</P>     <P align="center">&nbsp;</P>     <P   align="justify"><B>RESUMO: </B>A revis&atilde;o da literatura efectuada na primeira    parte deste trabalho, sobre Qualidade de Vida (QDV) e Epilepsia em adultos,    levantou quest&otilde;es &agrave;s quais urge responder. Por isso, o objectivo    deste trabalho &eacute; apresentar: (a) o(s) modelo(s) de integra&ccedil;&atilde;o    existente(s)/resultados da investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o estabelecidos, de modo    a esbo&ccedil;ar(em)-se modelo(s) de integra&ccedil;&atilde;o; e (b) as diferen&ccedil;as    e semelhan&ccedil;as entre/indica&ccedil;&otilde;es dos instrumentos de QDV    mais citados (SF-36 e QOLIE-89, -31, -10 e -AD-48). Espera-se que este trabalho,    em que tamb&eacute;m &eacute; focada a investiga&ccedil;&atilde;o que &eacute;    feita neste &acirc;mbito em Portugal, contribua para uma melhor avalia&ccedil;&atilde;o    e, consequentemente, promo&ccedil;&atilde;o da QDV de indiv&iacute;duos adultos    com Epilepsia em Portugal.</P>     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<P   align="justify"><I>Palavras chave</I>: Adultos, Epilepsia, Qualidade de vida</P>     <P   align="justify" >&nbsp;</P>     <p align="center"><B>Reviewing the literature on Quality Of Life (QOL) assessment    of Epileptic adults. ii facilities in the approach of the subject</B></p >     <P   align="justify" ><strong>ABSTRACT</strong>: The literature review on Quality of Life (QOL) and    Epilepsy in adults, undertaken in the first part of this work, raised questions    demanding urgent answers. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present: (a)    the existing integration model(s)/ established research data, in order to sketch    integration model(s); and (b) the differences and similarities between/indications    for use the most quoted QOL instruments (SF-36 and QOLIE-89, -31, -10 e -AD-48).    We also focus on QOL research done in Portugal. It is hoped that this work may    contribute to a better QOL assessment and promotion in Portuguese adults with    epilepsy. </P>     <P align="justify"><I>Key words: </I>Adults, Epilepsy, Quality of life</P>     <P align="justify">&nbsp;</P>     <P align="justify">Texto completo disponível apenas em PDF. </P>     <p>Full text only available in PDF format.</p>     <P   align="justify" >&nbsp;</P >     <P   align="center" >REFER&Ecirc;NCIAS </P >         ]]></body>
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