Factors associated to the quality of life in children with epilepsy in a national hospital in Honduras
| Autor: | Melba Zuniga Gutierrez, María Jose Flores Romero, Fernando Cáceres, Douglas Marlon Varela González, Martin Alfredo Medina Moncada |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | O Mundo da Saúde, Vol 47 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0104-7809 1980-3990 |
| DOI: | 10.15343/0104-7809.202347e14972023P |
| Popis: | Epilepsy represents a large-scale problem that affects the social sphere of the patients who suffer from it. The following study aims to assess the quality of life of pediatric patients with epilepsy and to identify the factors associated with a lower quality of life. A cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was carried out in patients with clinical and electroencephalographic diagnosis of epilepsy, who attended the outpatient clinic of the neuropediatric service of the Teaching Hospital. A survey was administered, subdivided into data on the child, data on the parents or caregiver, type of epilepsy, treatment and the Quality of Life Scale for Children with Epilepsy (CAVE). The variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a multiple regression model to find predictors of quality of life. Of the 187 patients, 68 (36.4%) had a good quality of life. No significant gender differences were observed, nor in the overall score of the survey. Having fewer unmet basic needs (P= |
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