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Assessment of the Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy in the Populous Region of Baku

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An article establishes assessment of quality of life, severity of seizures and emotional condition 117 patients with epilepsy, over the age of 18 (35.13±1.19) with different form epilepsy what started from 0 to 69 years (14.22±1.26) in the Machtagа village. How showed analyzes of the survey results, the patients sub clinic 62 (52.9%) and clinic 29 (24.8%) pronounced measure depression and anxiety from scale Ziqmond and high measure severity of seizures from national hospital seizure severity scale (NHS3) (20-27 scores bу 54 (46.1%), (3-9 scores by 40 (34.2%) patients, adversely affecting to their quality of life, assessment by questionnaire «QOLIE-10» (27.1±0.3). Social status research revealed a high patients unemployment rate (82 (70.1%) p=0.911). Between 70 (59.8%) disability patients most had secondary group (р=0.938). The number of lower secondary education and uneducated patient prevailed among native (28 (36.8%)/7 (9.2%)) and nonnative (11 (26.8%)/4 (9.8%)) village population (р=0.547). In population research 65 (55.6%) patients were married, 52 (44.4%) patients were alone (р=0.386). During the study it was revealed influence of ethnocultural characteristics patients to measure quality of life. A form of expression of religious beliefs, which, in the form of a clear implementation of the established religious rules, had a positive effect on the quality of life of patients from the hunhar and kechan mehelle, and mysticism in relation to religion, a form of upbringing in a family without encouraging intellectual development, and even prohibitions on obtaining an education, contributed to the formation passive personality with disabilities among patients from seidler mehelle, which affected their QOL negatively.

Published in Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.cnn.20210502.17
Page(s) 35-40
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Epilepsy, The Quality of Life, National Hospital Seizure Severity Scale, Ethnocultural Features

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