Related factors on quality of life in 291 outpatient adults with epilepsy.
- Author:
Yong ZHOU
1
;
Min LIU
;
Cheng-Yun DING
;
Yong-Qing ZHAO
;
Zhi-Mei LI
;
Jian-Ping DAI
;
Wan-Nian LIANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Anticonvulsants; adverse effects; therapeutic use; Epilepsy; drug therapy; physiopathology; psychology; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Outpatients; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2007;28(7):642-644
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess and explore the quality of life and related factors among 291 outpatient adults with epilepsy.
METHODSFrom July, 2005 to July, 2006, eligible outpatient epilepsy in a hospital was evaluated by the scale on quality of life in epilepsy-31 (Chinese version).
RESULTSThe total scores of quality of life was low (56.46 +/- 16.58). The scores of quality of life in each item were as follows: seizure worry (45.01 +/- 25.25); overall quality of life (56. 12 +/- 16.37); emotional well-being (59.35 +/- 19.56); cognitive function (58.58 +/- 22.41); energy/fatigue (59.12 +/- 18.98); medication effects (40.45 +/- 24.44) and social function (53.00 +/- 26.36). The quality of life of patients with different education background, drug intake and side effects was different significantly (P < 0.05). Data on Multi-linear regression showed that education background, side effects would affect the quality of life.
CONCLUSIONThe quality of life of outpatient adults with epilepsy was low with education background, while side effects and drugs intake might serve as important factors affecting the quality of life with epilepsy.
