Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Biset Ayalew, Mohammed
Muche, Esileman Abdela
Abdela, Ousman Abubeker
Source
International Journal of Chronic Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Patients with epilepsy are at an increased risk of poor quality of life.
Purpose.
We aimed at assessing the quality of life and its determinants among epileptic patients at University of Gondar Referral Hospital (UoGRH), Ethiopia.
Methods.
Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on epileptic patients on follow up at UoGRH from January 15 to April 15, 2017.
Information including socio-demographic profile and diagnosis was extracted from medical records and patients.
Quality Of Life In Epilepsy-10 (QOLIE-10) tool was used to measure the quality of life.
Independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to look for factors associated with quality of life.
The level of statistical significance was declared at P-value ≤ 0.05.
Results.
A total of 354 patients were included in the study and mean age was 29.1 ± 11.7 years.
The mean QOLIE-10 score was 19.85.
One hundred ninety-four (54.8%) of participants had a good quality of life.
Being illiterate, unemployment, and presence of co-morbid medical condition were associated with poorer quality of life.
Conclusion.
Nearly half of the participants had a poor quality of life.
Patients with co-morbidity, illiteracy, and unemployment should be given special emphasis in order to improve their quality of life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muche, Esileman Abdela& Biset Ayalew, Mohammed& Abdela, Ousman Abubeker. 2020. Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia. International Journal of Chronic Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muche, Esileman Abdela…[et al.]. Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia. International Journal of Chronic Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Muche, Esileman Abdela& Biset Ayalew, Mohammed& Abdela, Ousman Abubeker. Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia. International Journal of Chronic Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169330
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169330