Psychosocial issues in people with epilepsy in Togo and Benin (West Africa) II: quality of life measured using the QOLIE-31 scale.
OBJECTIVE
This study in Togo and Benin, West Africa, was aimed at measuring health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with epilepsy (PWE).


METHODS
It was a cross-sectional study among 281 adult PWE in Togo and 215 in Benin matched with the same number of controls without epilepsy, using the Quality Of Life in Epilepsy Scale-31 (QOLIE-31).


RESULTS
In Togo and Benin, controls had significantly better HRQOL (80.3+/-7.4, 72.2+/-12.7) than PWE (49.5+/-14.4, 52.1+/-33.4) according to the QOLIE-31 Overall score (P<0.0001). HRQOL was, in general, negatively correlated with a higher frequency of seizures and lack of treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Results call for specific management of epilepsy in PWE in Togo and Benin to improve their HRQOL.
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Institute of Neuroepidemiology and Tropical Neurology, EA 3174, Faculty of Medicine, 2, Rue du Dr Marcland 87025 Limoges, France. ient@unilim.fr <ient@unilim.fr>
Clément
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Houinato
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Radji
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Grunitzky
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Avodé
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Preux
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001541:Benin / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology
D000927:Anticonvulsants