Jayashree Nadkarni|Arti Jain|Rashmi Dwivedi
Quality of life in children with epilepsy
Gandhi Medical College|Gandhi Medical College|Gandhi Medical College
background epilepsy chronic medical condition many comorbid features observed children epilepsy cwe compromised quality life qol objective assess qol cwe study various factors affecting qol among cwe materials methods sample consisted 102 cwe aged 515 years either sex qol measured quality life childhood epilepsy qolce questionnaire 76item parentreported questionnaire cronbach alpha used determine internal consistency subscales pearson correlation determine construct validity ttest analysis variance used compare mean qolce scores results factors affecting qol included age place residence socioeconomic condition maternal education seizure type frequency number antiepileptic drugs conclusion cwe relatively compromised qol comprehensive care needs go beyond attempt controlling seizures