Quality of life and associated factors among adults with epilepsy in Nigeria

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-481

  Mosaku, Kolawole S ^a   Fatoye, Femi O ^a   Komolafe, Morenikeji ^a   Lawal, Musiliu ^a   Ola, Bola A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adults; Associated factors; Epilepsy; Nigeria; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK ROLE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34250331915     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/R80G-580X-X1H2-6936     Document Type: Article

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