A Cross-Sectional Study of Quality of Life among Subjects with Epilepsy Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital
Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder associated with profound physical and psychological consequences leading to impaired quality of life (QoL). Evaluation of the QoL among epileptics would throw light on various factors that impair or affect the QoL in such a population. Aim: To study...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8979/23151_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(GU_SRI)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder associated with
profound physical and psychological consequences leading
to impaired quality of life (QoL). Evaluation of the QoL among
epileptics would throw light on various factors that impair or
affect the QoL in such a population.
Aim: To study the QoL among epileptic patients attending
outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital and to identify
various factors that affect the QoL in such a population.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational
questionnaire based study, including patients with epilepsy, who
were on antiepileptic drugs, on follow-up for minimum one year,
aged more than 18years, both sexes and who were seizure free
in the previous 24hours. The World Health Organisation Quality
of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was administered
to those included in the study. The data was analysed using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and
statistical tests like t-test for independent variables and Analysis
of Variance (ANOVA) were used to compare the QoL scores.
Results: Of the 98 subjects 61.2% were males, majority
were educated upto high school level and most of them were
employed in unskilled labour. The mean total QOL score was
53.9 (15.8). There was a significant lower mean total QOL score
among people with low educational status and poor seizure
control.
Conclusion: Epilepsy is a syndrome associated with chronic
drug use and regular long term follow-ups to hospitals. These
treatment and disease associated problems affects the QOL of
the subjects significantly in various squares of life. We found
that a lower education and having seizure in the recent past
affected the QOL scores. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |