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Study The Knowledge and Attitude Towards Epilepsy Among Relatives of People With Epilepsy and Their Impact on The Patient's Quality of Life

NCT05671575 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2023-01-04

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Summary

Epilepsy is a common neurological condition that affects personal and familial behavior and social support . About 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy and the prevalence of active epilepsy in developing countries is 5 to 10 per 100 persons . Individuals with epilepsy may suffer from psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis . Accordingly, living with a person with epilepsy will provide some challenges, particularly at home. Studies have reported that relatives of people with epilepsy have an increased risk of anxiety. Epilepsy can inflict an enormous burden on both the people with epilepsy (PWE) and their family caregivers, decreasing their quality of life and daily efficiency.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaire about Epilepsy

After obtaining informed consent, a structured questionnaire will be administered to the accompanying relative. The questionnaire consists of 5 sections: participants socio-demographic characteristics, patient demographic and clinical characteristics, participants knowledge about epilepsy including sources of knowledge and management of an acute seizure, general attitudes, and behaviors towards the People with epilepsy, Stigma scale of epilepsy.\[14\], and Quality of life in epilepsy-10 inventory (QOLIE-10) as the main data collection tool as regard quality of life of patients with epilepsy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mohamed Adel Abdellah

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
110 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-31
Primary Completion
2024-01-31
Completion
2024-01-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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