Favorite colors of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: pilot study

Suljo Kunić; Omer Ć Ibrahimagić; Dževdet Smajlović; Amela Kunić; Jasmin Alić; Muhamed Lepuzanović; Merita Tirić-Čampara; Aida Šehanović

doi:10.1007/s13760-023-02457-x

Favorite colors of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: pilot study

Acta Neurol Belg. 2024 Feb 14. doi: 10.1007/s13760-023-02457-x. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Suljo Kunić^{1

2}, Omer Ć Ibrahimagić^{3

4}, Dževdet Smajlović^{3

4}, Amela Kunić^{3

5}, Jasmin Alić⁶, Muhamed Lepuzanović⁷, Merita Tirić-Čampara⁸, Aida Šehanović^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Primary Health Care Center Tuzla, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. suljo.kunic@hotmail.com.
² Medical Faculty, University of Tuzla, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. suljo.kunic@hotmail.com.
³ Medical Faculty, University of Tuzla, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University Cinical Center Tuzla, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁵ Department of Occupational Medicine, Primary Health Care Center Tuzla, 75000, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁶ Emergency Medical Service, Primary Health Care Center Lukavac, 75300, Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁷ Department of Neuropsychiatry, Cantonal Hospital Bihać, 77000, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁸ Department of Neurology, General Hospital Sarajevo, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 38353897
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-023-02457-x

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the favorite colors of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Methods: Following examination, 50 patients were diagnosed in accordance with the 2005 proposal of the International League Against Epilepsy and the definition of drugresistant epilepsy since 2010. The favorite color examination used a six-color tape and Trycolors, an online color mixing tool. The patients' color preferences were compared with those of 50 individuals without epilepsy.

Results: Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy preferred the color blue the most (30%), significantly more yellow (p = 0.0001), and significantly less green (p < 0.0001) compared to individuals without epilepsy. By mixing these colors at a certain percentage, we obtained the Go Ben color.

Significance: This information on preferred colors can help to improve compliance and can be utilized in designing medications and environments for patients with epilepsy.

Keywords: Color; Compliance; Drug; Epilepsy.