Department of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Adigrat University, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Nurs Open. 2022 May;9(3):1731-1743. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1198. Epub 2022 Feb 16.
Anxiety can have a profound influence on the health-related quality of life of people with epilepsy and caregivers. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of anxiety disorder among people with epilepsy.
An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted.
From 18 April 2019-30 May 2019, systematically selected 300 peoples with epilepsy were recruited. Anxiety was assessed by using the generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7). The data were entered by using Epi Info and analysed by SPSS version 25.
The prevalence of anxiety was 38.3%. Secondary educational status, medication-related side effect, substance use history, seizure-related physical trauma, stress symptoms and a mental illness belief were significantly associated factors. The prevalence of anxiety disorder symptom was high, and it reinforced the need for recognition and treatment of mental disorders in people with epilepsy.
焦虑会对癫痫患者及其照顾者的健康相关生活质量产生深远影响。本研究旨在评估癫痫患者中焦虑障碍的患病率及相关因素。
基于机构的横断面研究。
从 2019 年 4 月 18 日至 5 月 30 日，系统选择了 300 名癫痫患者进行招募。使用广泛性焦虑障碍 7 项量表（GAD-7）评估焦虑。数据由 EpiInfo 输入，并由 SPSS 版本 25 进行分析。
焦虑的患病率为 38.3%。中等教育程度、药物相关副作用、物质使用史、与发作相关的身体创伤、压力症状和精神疾病信念是显著相关的因素。焦虑障碍症状的患病率较高，这加强了对癫痫患者精神障碍的识别和治疗的必要性。
