ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024
A study to assess medication adherence and quality of life among epilepsy patients seeking treatment at AIIMS Bhopal.
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- Medication Adherence and Quality of Life in Epilepsy: The Potential Role of Seizure Severity in the Association Between Them.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain with a permanent predisposition to produce epileptic seizures. There are cognitive, psychological, neurological, and social causes of this condition. It is the second most common problematic neurologic disorder, affecting more than 70 million people throughout the world. More than 65% of the global burden of epilepsy occurs in developing countries. Objective: To assess medication adherence and quality of life among epilepsy patients and to find any correlation between medication adherence and quality of life. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on epileptic patients who were seeking treatment at AIIMS Bhopal. Two hundred epileptic patients were enrolled in this study via purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected through face-to-face interview method. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In this study, a total of 200 patients with epilepsy were found to be eligible to participate; there were 23 patients (11.5%) with low medication adherence, 95 patients (47.5%) with moderate medication adherence, and 82 patients (41%) with high medication adherence. Patients with epilepsy who follow recommended treatment have a good quality of life, particularly in the spiritual sector (169; 85%). The overall quality of life is moderate for 142 patients (71%) and good for 58 patients (29%). Medication adherence and quality of life were shown to be strongly positively correlated, with a Karl Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.67. Conclusion: The result of this study concluded that improving medication adherence is important to improving the quality of life among epilepsy patients.
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