KẾT QUẢ TƯ VẤN GIÁO DỤC SỨC KHỎE ĐỐI VỚI VIỆC TUÂN THỦ SỬ DỤNG THUỐC KHÁNG ĐỘNG KINH CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐỘNG KINH

Abstract

Objectives: To describe several characteristics of clinical features, antiepileptic drug compliance and result of health education consultation on  medication adherence in patients with epilepsy. Methods: A prospective descriptive study of 193 patients with epilepsy at the Neurology Center of Bach Mai Hospital from August 2022 to December 2022. Results: The mean age was 45.3 ± 18.92 and 67.9% of patients were males. Focal onset epilepsy accounted for 55.4% of the cases. In terms of education level, patients who have graduated high school (45.1%) were the most commonly seen. The university graduated/ post graduated group had the highest proportion of moderate medication compliance according to MMAS-8 classification (37,9%). Patients who had weekly but not monthly seizures were the most popular category (43%), patients who had multiple attacks per day made up for 7.3%. The rate of moderate medication compliance in group who had at least one annual attack was highest (37.1%). Health education counseling tended to have a positive impact on antiepileptic drug adherence; the rate of high compliance, moderate compliance and low compliance increased from 0% to 6.7%, increased from 27.5% to 44% and declined from 72.5% to 49.2%, respectively. Conclusion: Health education consultation for epileptic patients tended to impact positively on their antiepileptic medication adherence.