Factors associated with satisfaction with care among patients with epilepsy.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the work described here was to determine those variables associated with satisfaction with care among patients with epilepsy.


METHODS
We interviewed patients followed at a tertiary epilepsy center. Predictor variables included age, gender, race, education, income, insurance, seizure frequency, and Quality of Life in Epilepsy-10 inventory (QOLIE-10) results. Target variables were the subscales of the Short Form Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18). We used univariate analysis to identify those variables significantly associated with the subscales and multiple linear regression to determine those independently significant.


RESULTS
The study population comprised 193 patients. Lower education and better QOLIE-10 scores were independently associated with general satisfaction with care. The mental health scale was associated with general satisfaction with care. Lower educational level was the only variable independently associated with patient satisfaction with communication, the financial aspect of care, and time spent with physician.


CONCLUSIONS
Lower educational level and better quality of life are the main variables associated with higher general satisfaction with care among patients with epilepsy.
Bautista
Ramon Edmundo D
RE
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of Florida Health Sciences Center/Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA. ramon.bautista@jax.ufl.edu
Glen
E Tannahill
ET
Shetty
Namrata K
NK
D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires