ArticleEpilepsia open2021
Quality of life among caregivers of children with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study at Eastern Nepal.
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- Parents care needs with epileptic children: a hybrid model concept analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Caregiver burden and associated factors among primary caregivers of children with epilepsy in southwestern Uganda.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2026Article
- Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Primary Caregivers of Children with Refractory Epilepsy on Long-Term Ketogenic Diet: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Quality of Life and Mental Health Among Families Caring for Children with Medical Complexity: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Burden of Epilepsy in Thailand: Estimating Societal Costs and Quality of Life.Behavioural neurology · 2026Article
- Lived experiences and acceptability challenges among caregivers of people with epilepsy in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Caregiver Burden and Well-being of Caregivers to Hospitalized Filipino Children with Neurological Conditions: A Cross-sectional Study.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Mental Health Status of Parental Caregivers of Special Needs Children in Puducherry.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2025Article
- The Role of Stigma, Perceived Social Support, and Task-Oriented Coping Style in Relation with Life Satisfaction in Primary Caregivers of Children with Epilepsy: A Multiple Mediation Analysis.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Perception of Quality of Life by Primary Caregivers of Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome: a Cross-Sectional Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Preliminary Assessment of the Quality of Life and Daily Burden of Caregivers of Persons with Special Needs: A Questionnaire-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Quality of life among caregivers of epileptic children with degree of controlling seizures in Aseer region.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Quality of life among caregivers of children with epilepsy: A cross-sectional study at Eastern Nepal.Epilepsia open · 2021Article
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the quality of life among caregivers of children with epilepsy in a tertiary care center of eastern Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among primary caregivers of children with epilepsy, who accompanied their child in child neurology clinic. Consecutive sampling was done, and 106 respondents were interviewed. Data were collected using World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) scale and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were applied. Results: Mean WHOQOL-BREF score was 82.25 {standard deviation (SD) ±12. 11}. Transformed scores (0-100) for each domain were 57.98 ± 14.55 in physical, 55.87 ± 13.16 in psychological, 53.12 ± 13.42 in social, and 52.52 ± 13.04 in environmental domain. Mean score for overall perception of quality of life (QOL) was 2.71 ± 0.79 and was 3.12 ± 0.75 for overall perception of health. Living below poverty line ( Significance: Epilepsy has a multifaceted impact on the lives of affected people. Caring children with epilepsy is associated with enormous psychosocial effects on parents and family members. Caregivers' QOL may affect the treatment and outcome of epilepsy in children. Given the consideration to scarcity of this kind of literature in Nepalese context, this study was conducted.
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