Co-morbid mental health conditions in people with epilepsy and association with quality of life in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta …

R Tsigebrhan, A Derese, SM Kariuki, A Fekadu… - Health and Quality of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Comorbid mental health conditions are common in people with epilepsy and
have a significant negative impact on important epilepsy outcomes, although the evidence is …

Quality of life and associated factors among people with epilepsy in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Andualem, M Melkam, G Tadesse, G Nakie… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Epilepsy is a global health and economic burden with major problems that have
an impact on physical, psychological, and social activities. Quality of life (QoL) is often …

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult patients with epilepsy in public hospitals of Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. An embedded mixed …

A Alemu, G Dendir, A Gonfa, Y Sisay, T Tadesse… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The socioeconomic and overall quality of life of patients with epilepsy are
significantly impacted by the disease, which is one of the most prevalent chronic …

Health‐related quality of life and medication adherence of people living with epilepsy in Pakistan: A cross‐sectional study

M Tanveer, AH Tahir, M Iqbal, F Aslam… - Brain and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The primary purpose of this study was to determine adherence and health‐
related quality of life (HRQoL) in PWE. Secondary aims were to assess association between …

Health related quality of life in a Saudi population of patients with epilepsy

A Eskandrani, E Almusallam, A Alenizi, S Asiri… - Neurosciences …, 2023 - nsj.org.sa
Objectives: To assess the quality of life for epilepsy patients in Saudi Arabia. Epilepsy, one
of the most prevalent chronic neurological conditions in the world, frequently results in a low …

[HTML][HTML] Affiliate stigma and caregiver burden in parents of children with epilepsy

X Wang, J Ye, X Tian, F Wang, X Guo - Preventive Medicine Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to investigate the current status of affiliated stigma and caregiver
burden among parents of children with epilepsy, analyze their correlation, and identify …

The Relationship between Demographic Characteristics of Epileptic Patients And The Quality of Life

HJ Mahmood, AM Fathi, MK Abdullah… - Malaysian Journal of …, 2022 - mjphm.org
This is a descriptive correlation study was applied in out-patient of Ibn-Sina Teaching
hospital in City of Mosul-Iraq, to determine the quality of life of epileptic patients. 111 patients …

Comparing the quality of life of patients with epilepsy receiving conventional and newer antiepileptics in a tertiary care hospital, Northern India

M Thomas, DK Badyal, JD Pandian - Indian Journal of Physiology and …, 2024 - ijpp.com
Objectives: Both conventional and newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are being used as initial
monotherapy in epileptic patients. However, differences in their quality of life (QoL) scores …

Level of Acceptance of Illness and Its Association with Quality of Life among Patients with Epilepsy in North Shewa, Ethiopia

Y Teshome, Y Solomon, F Talargia… - Behavioural …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Acceptance of illness is regarded as an indicator of functioning and predictor of quality of
life. However, quality of life of patients with epilepsy in sub‐Saharan countries worsen …

Video-Based Directly Observed Therapy (ViDOT) as a strategic tool to improve medication adherence in epilepsy: A narrative review

P Olowoyo, O Oguntiloye, L Ogunjimi, O Adeniji… - … - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of epilepsy is highest in the Central Africa subregion most
especially in rural settlements. This is further compounded by a high prevalence of treatment …