Quality of life among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study from rural southern India.

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dc.contributor.authorRAKESH, P S
dc.contributor.authorRAMESH, R
dc.contributor.authorRACHEL, P
dc.contributor.authorCHANDA, R
dc.contributor.authorSATISH, N
dc.contributor.authorMOHAN, V R
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T04:07:25Z
dc.date.available2015-02-24T04:07:25Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.description.abstractBackground. Epilepsy can be associated with profound physical, social and psychological consequences and it has an impact on a person’s quality of life. We assessed the quality of life and factors associated with a poor quality of life, among adults with epilepsy in a rural block of Tamil Nadu. Methods. We interviewed 91 epilepsy patients from 20 randomly selected villages using a structured questionnaire including World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) questionnaires. Results. The mean (SD) total score of the quality of life scale was 61.49 (12.56). Those who were single, separated or widowed (t statistic= –2.71, p<0.01), had not completed primary education (t statistic=–2.308, p<0.05), not currently going for work (t statistic=–2.748, p<0.01), had seizure in the past one year (t statistic=–4.068, p<0.01), had depressive symptoms (t statistic=–3.207, p<0.01), had higher anxiety scores (t statistic=–2.727, p<0.01), had low scores in the quality of life questionnaire. Multivariate analysis showed increasing age, education less than grade V, being unmarried, widowed or separated, lower per capita income, a high anxiety score and experiencing a seizure episode in the past one year to be significantly associated with a low score in the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (adjusted R2=0.378, SE 9.90). Conclusion. The presence of anxiety, lack of primary education, being single, separated or widowed, increasing age, low per capita income and having a seizure episode in the past year are associated with lower quality of life among people with epilepsy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRAKESH P S, RAMESH R, RACHEL P, CHANDA R, SATISH N, MOHAN V R. Quality of life among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study from rural southern India. National Medical Journal of India. 2012 Sept-Oct ; 25(5): 261-264.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/156290
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dc.source.urihttps://nmji.in/archives/Volume-25/Issue-5/Original-Article-I.pdfen_US
dc.titleQuality of life among people with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study from rural southern India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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