title: Quality of life in children with epilepsy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Epilepsy is a chronic medical condition with many co-morbid features. It has been observed that children with epilepsy (CWE) have a compromised quality of life (QOL).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the QOL in CWE and to study the various factors affecting QOL among CWE.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 102 CWE aged 5-15 years of either sex. QOL was measured by Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy (QOLCE) questionnaire, a 76-item, parent-reported questionnaire. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of the subscales and Pearson correlation to determine construct validity. The t-test and analysis of variance were used to compare mean QOLCE scores.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factors affecting QOL included age, place of residence, socioeconomic condition, maternal education, seizure type and frequency and number of antiepileptic drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CWE have a relatively compromised QOL and comprehensive care needs to go beyond the attempt of controlling seizures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gandhi Medical College and Kamla Nehru Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jayashree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: Arti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dwivedi