Quality of life in epileptic patients compared with healthy people
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Abstract:
Background
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that has a great impact on peoples lives. Patients with epilepsy are at increased risk for poor Quality of Life (QoL). The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL of epileptic patients in comparison to healthy persons.Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 52 epileptic patients from Golbu region in Neyshabur (a city in northeast of Iran). Using Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scale, the data were collected between April and Jun 2012. Every patient were compared with two healthy persons. Epileptic and healthy persons were similar for age, sex and local residence. Pearsons correlation coefficient and t-independent test applied for data analysis through SPSS v. 16 software.Results
Of 52 epileptic patients, 24 were female (46.2%) and 28 were male (53.8%). The mean±SD age of epileptic patients was 40.92±20.33yr (Rang: 15-86yr). The total mean score of SF-36 in patient group was 55.88 and in healthy group 68.52and this difference was statistically significant (pConclusion
The study showed that epilepsy disease has an important role in QoL of patients, thus some interventional programs are necessary to improve their QOL.Keywords:
Epilepsy , Quality of life , SF , 36 , Neyshabur
Language:
English
Published:
Medical Journal Of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Volume:30 Issue: 1, Winter 2016
Pages:
627 to 633
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