Evaluation of the Application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model on the Quality of Life of People Living with Epilepsy Referring to Baqyatallah Hospital in Tehran

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model in improving the quality of life of people living with epilepsy referring to Baqyatallah hospital of Tehran. In this field trial study, 64 patients with Grand-mal epilepsy (aged 18 to 50 years) were assigned to the case and control groups. Educational program was prepared using PRECEDE-PROCEED model for educating patients in the case group. Data accumulation instruments were researcher-made questionnaire that included social and hygienic questions related to epilepsy and the scale on quality of life in epilepsy (QOLIE-31-P). The information needed questionnaires were gathered during organized interviews with selected samples before and two months after the intervention. Received: 26 Apr. 2009 Last revised: 31 May 2009 Accepted: 15 Aug. 2009 The findings demonstrated that total average score of quality of life significantly increase in the case group (65.61) as compared to the control group (53.75) after implementing the PRECEDE-PROCEED (P= 0.01); In addition, in two social and psychological dimensions, except for the mental activity and seizure worry subscales, a significant increase was observed. Moreover, t-paired statistical test demonstrated a significant increase in total average scores of quality of life. All dimension and subscales of quality of life except for mental activating patients of case group after intervention (P< 0.05). In this research, no significant increase in the scores of quality of life was observed in the control group. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness o precede-proceed model in improving the quality of life of the patients with epilepsy. Training courses will certainly be influential on this community.