ArticleInternational journal of chronic diseases2020
Assessment of Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients in Ethiopia.
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- Health-related quality of life and its predictors among epilepsy patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of life and associated factors among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among patients with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a national-based systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Lived experiences that influence the quality of life among patients with epilepsy at Mulago National Referral Hospital.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients living with epilepsy of Mekelle City Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia: a multicenter observational study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Observational
- Factors Associated with Poor Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Epilepsy at Mulago National Referral Hospital.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Quality of life among epileptic patients in Khartoum State neurological clinics, Sudan: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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- Cognitive dysfunction and its associated factors in patients with epilepsy at referral hospitals in the Amhara region: an institutional-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of psychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy in the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco: A cross-sectional study.Epilepsia open · 2024Article
- Exploration of health care providers' knowledge-based care and support given to family members and caregivers of people living with epilepsy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Equine-assisted therapy in quality of life and functioning of people with active epilepsy: A feasibility study.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Article
- The quality of life among Sudanese patients with epilepsy, Khartoum, Sudan.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- Level of Acceptance of Illness and Its Association with Quality of Life among Patients with Epilepsy in North Shewa, Ethiopia.Behavioural neurology · 2022Article
- Quality of life among epileptic patients in Qassim Region, KSA.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients 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.
methodsInstitution 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
resultsA 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.
conclusionNearly 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.
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