PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Altwijri, Raghad M.
AU  - Aljohani, Moath S.
AU  - Alshammari, Haifa K.
TI  - Quality of life among epileptic patients in Qassim Region, KSA
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2021.1.20200044
DP  - 2021 Jan 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 56--61
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/1/56.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/26/1/56.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2021 Jan 01; 26
AB  - Objectives: To explore the influence of epilepsy on quality of life (QoL) among people with epilepsy in Saudi Arabia, and its association with sociodemographic and clinical characteristic aspects in the Qassim region.Methods: A cross-sectional multi-centered study done in the Qassim region from June 2018 to May 2019. A self-administered questionnaire was provided to 216 participants who attended the neurology clinic. We used a validated Arabic version of the QoL in Epilepsy (QOLIE-31) to measure the QoL.Results: The mean of the overall QOLIE-31 score was 64.23 ± 17.8. we found that employment status had a significant influence on the overall score (p<0.001) and all other QOL domains (rho ranged from -.136 for energy fatigue to -.193 for social function) Patients with focal seizures were significantly higher in emotional wellbeing (rho=-.159), seizure worry (rho=-.226), cognitive function (rho=-.166) and overall score (p=0.010) than patients with the generalized type. Monotherapy patients have higher scores in total (p<0.001) and all subscales except seizure worry and emotional wellbeing than those on polytherapy.Conclusion: Employment status, type of seizure, and AED number are the most important factors affecting Saudi patient’s QoL.