Health-related quality of life in epilepsy and its associated factors among adult patients with epilepsy attending Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the mean score of health-related quality of life in epilepsy and its associated factors among adult patients with epilepsy.

Design

Institution-based cross-sectional study based on random case selection was conducted.

Setting

The study was carried out at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital located in Southwest Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 346 patients with epilepsy who visited the psychiatric clinic for follow-up for at least 3 months and who were 18 years or older were included in the study.

Main outcome measure

Health-related quality of life in epilepsy measured using quality-of-life in epilepsy (QOLIE)-31 health survey evaluated as a dependent variable with simple and multivariable linear regressions.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Yesuf W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature