Self‐Efficacy and Social Support as Mediators in the Relation Between Disease Severity and Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy

Summary: Purpose: This study examined the influence of two psychosocial variables mediating between disease severity and quality of life (Qol) in epilepsy; social support and mastery (measured by locus of control and self‐efficacy). A model placing these two variables as mediators between disease severity and QoL was tested with structural equation modeling.

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