Performance of primary health care workers in detection of mental disorders comorbid with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely detection and management of comorbid mental disorders in people with epilepsy is essential to improve outcomes. The objective of this study was to measure the performance of primary health care (PHC) workers in identifying comorbid mental disorders in people with epilepsy against a standardised reference diagnosis and a screening instrument in rural Ethiopia.

Methods

People with active convulsive epilepsy were identified from the community, with confirmatory diagnosis by trained PHC workers. Documented diagnosis of comorbid mental disorders by PHC workers was extracted from clinical records. The standardized reference measure for diagnosing mental disorders was the Operational Criteria for Research (OPCRIT plus) administered by psychiatric nurses. The menta

SUBMITTER: Tsigebrhan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8518249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature