Assessment of Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Tendencies in Patients with Epilepsy: A Hospital Based Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Epilepsy is generally associated with decrease in the quality of life of patients, it causes depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies in patients. We are conducting this study to test whether the patients are having these symptoms or not. The aim of our study is to assess the patients quality of life, To assess the depression, To assess the anxiety, To assess the suicidal tendencies, Explain the patient about their disease, Help them improve their quality of life, decrease their depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies through counseling. Standard validated questionnaires:QOLIE-31,GRID-HAMD-17,HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE (HAMA),COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE(C-SSRS). Co morbidities in epilepsy are very common and the early detection of such disorders should be done and treated. If unrecognized, it would significantly affect it adversely. The following conclusions were drawn from the analysis of the data. The assessment was found to be effective as the patients were discovered with the related co morbidities of epilepsy and reported.
Authors and Affiliations
Madiha Ahmed
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in population of Shahjahanpur district: A study in tertiary care hospital
Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction is the most common endocrine disorder with around 42 million cases in India. The study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pr...
In Hospital Outcome of Subclinical Right Ventricular Involvement in Patients with Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction
Objectives: This study aimed to study the in hospital outcome of subclinical right ventricular involvement (ScRVI)in patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction(AIMI). Patients and Methods: We conducted a sho...
Etiological Prevalence of Proptosis: A Prospective Study
Introduction: Proptosis is the clinical manifestation of pathology that results in anterior displacement of the eyeball beyond the orbital margin. It is a common manifestation of wide variety of diseases of the structure...
Comparative Study of Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in Femoral and Radial Artery and their Correlation with Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
In critical care units various decisions are taken on the basis of blood pressure recordings, however, non invasive blood pressure and invasive arterial blood pressure recordings often give different values, and the reas...
Evaluation of II B.A.M.S. Student’s Understanding of Signs and Symptoms of Poison by Using Mnemonics as a Teaching Aid
Teachers across various institutions have come across the student’s confusion over effects of poison. They are not able to remember the specific signs and symptoms of poison. Further it becomes difficult to diagnose and...