Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations
The primary problem in the treatment of epilepsy is poor seizure control. Several studies have shown that non-adherence to doctors’ recommendations regarding drug dosage, time of drug administration as well as lifestyle modifications are the most frequent causes of the persistence or reoccurrence of...
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| description | The primary problem in the treatment of epilepsy is poor seizure control. Several studies have shown that non-adherence to doctors’ recommendations regarding drug dosage, time of drug administration as well as lifestyle modifications are the most frequent causes of the persistence or reoccurrence of seizures, other than cases of misdiagnosis and poor drug selection. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of non-compliance with medical recommendations, both in relation to medicine dosage, regularity of administration and lifestyle, and also to determine the factors affecting patients with diagnosed epilepsy. This study was carried out on a total of 169 patients diagnosed with epilepsy who were under the care of an outpatient neurology clinic. The assessment of compliance was performed using the Patient Rating of Compliance Scale (PRCS), Clinician Rating Scale (CRS) and authors’ scale. Depending on the scale used, varying degrees of non-compliance were noted. They were as follows—65.3% on the authors’ scale, 10% on the PRCS and 9% on the CRS. The following factors influenced compliance with doctors’ recommendations: type of epilepsy, consumption of alcoholic beverages, frequency of follow-up visits to the neurology clinic, type of pharmacotherapy and number of medicines taken. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7d5b4917ddd4d7e87d01dbf0f580eff2024-03-27T13:28:46ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252024-03-0114325510.3390/brainsci14030255Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical RecommendationsAnna Jopowicz0Agnieszka Piechal1Elżbieta Bronisz2Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzębska3Department of Rehabilitation, Eleonora Reicher National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Spartańska 1, 02-637 Warsaw, PolandSecond Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, PolandSecond Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, PolandSecond Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, PolandThe primary problem in the treatment of epilepsy is poor seizure control. Several studies have shown that non-adherence to doctors’ recommendations regarding drug dosage, time of drug administration as well as lifestyle modifications are the most frequent causes of the persistence or reoccurrence of seizures, other than cases of misdiagnosis and poor drug selection. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of non-compliance with medical recommendations, both in relation to medicine dosage, regularity of administration and lifestyle, and also to determine the factors affecting patients with diagnosed epilepsy. This study was carried out on a total of 169 patients diagnosed with epilepsy who were under the care of an outpatient neurology clinic. The assessment of compliance was performed using the Patient Rating of Compliance Scale (PRCS), Clinician Rating Scale (CRS) and authors’ scale. Depending on the scale used, varying degrees of non-compliance were noted. They were as follows—65.3% on the authors’ scale, 10% on the PRCS and 9% on the CRS. The following factors influenced compliance with doctors’ recommendations: type of epilepsy, consumption of alcoholic beverages, frequency of follow-up visits to the neurology clinic, type of pharmacotherapy and number of medicines taken.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/3/255adherencecomplianceepilepsytreatment |
| spellingShingle | Anna Jopowicz Agnieszka Piechal Elżbieta Bronisz Iwona Kurkowska-Jastrzębska Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations Brain Sciences adherence compliance epilepsy treatment |
| title | Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations |
| title_full | Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations |
| title_short | Adherence to Epilepsy’s Medical Recommendations |
| title_sort | adherence to epilepsy s medical recommendations |
| topic | adherence compliance epilepsy treatment |
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