Magnitude, Symptom Presentation and Correlates of Psychological Distress Among People with Epilepsy in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Alemayehu Molla, Birhanie Mekuriaw, Getasew Berhanu, Tsegaye Mehare, Zelalem Belayneh, Bahru Mantefardo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study business.industry Psychological intervention medicine.disease Logistic regression Comorbidity Confidence interval 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Mental distress Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine medicine business Psychiatry Psychosocial 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 16:2143-2151 |
| ISSN: | 1178-2021 |
| DOI: | 10.2147/ndt.s257143 |
| Popis: | Background Psychological distress is a common co-morbid condition among people with epilepsy. Untreated comorbid psychosocial problems are associated with increased morbidity and health-care costs, and negatively affects treatment outcome of people with epilepsy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of psychological distress and to identify its associated factors among people with epilepsy attending outpatient treatment in Gedeo zone public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia. Patients and Methods This was an institution-based cross-sectional study conducted at Gedeo zone public hospitals from July 1st to October 1st, 2019. Self-reporting questionnaire was used to screen individuals with epilepsy for the presence of co-morbid psychological distress. A face to face interview was conducted among 321 anti-epileptic medication followers. The collected data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 20 for further analysis. Binary logistic regression was computed to identify factors associated with psychological distress. Statistically, significant association was set at p-values of |
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