SOME FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP QUALITY IN ADULTS WITH EPILEPSYCHOPATHY USING THE PSQI SCALE

Hương Tô Thị Thu, Hướng Nguyễn Văn, Linh Nguyễn Thị Thùy, Đức Trần Văn

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Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease that accounts for approximately one-quarter of all neurological disorders. The relationship between sleep and epilepsy is complex and involves multiple mechanisms. Patients with epilepsy (PWE) often report fatigue and daytime sleepiness, and are often diagnosed with associated sleep disorders that are thought to be a direct consequence of seizures, side effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), or a combination of these two factors. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was conducted on 93 epilepsy patients over 18 years old who were or are being treated for epilepsy. Sleep quality was assessed using the PSQI scale, which has been standardized in Vietnam, and related factors were explored. According to the results, treatment compliance and marital status are factors that affect sleep quality in adults with epilepsy. The rate of poor sleep quality in the medication compliance group was 69.6%; marital status (single/widowed) was 77.8%. Factors such as age of epilepsy onset, duration of illness, duration of seizure onset, nature of seizure onset, epilepsy medication and quantity of epilepsy medication have not been found to affect sleep quality in this patient group.

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