ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG VÀ CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỘC SỐNG CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐỘNG KINH TẠI TRUNG TÂM THẦN KINH, BỆNH VIỆN BẠCH MAI NĂM 2020 - 2021

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study on 385 patients at Centre of Neurology - Bach Mai Hospital from December 2020 to August 2021. Objective: describe the clinical characteristics and quality of life of epilepsy patients at Centre of Neurology - Bach Mai hospital. The prevalence of men was higher than women (65.2% compared to 34.8%), average age: 44.49 ± 17,89. Education level: above high school education accounts for the highest: 55.9%. Marriage status: married: 64.2%. Socioeconomic status: non-poor households: 95.3%; poor/near poor households: 4.7%. Resedency area: urban area was higher than rural area (53.2% compared to 46.8%). Occupation: civil servant (61%), farmer (28.1%). The prevalence of patients have health insurance was 81.3%; disease duration less than 5 years accounted for 74%; > 5 years. Onset time: working (32.5%), sleeping (26.5%), heavy labor/fatigue (17.7%), walking (8.8%). Onset symptom: without symptoms (51.9%), headache (20.5%), numbness in limbs (11.4%). Frequency of attacks > 1 attack per day (57.1%), only 3,1% of patients have free seizure in a year. Total average QOLIE score: 57.71 ± 10.51, in which low level – quality of life accounted for highest prevalence (50,6%).