Quality of life in pregnant women with epilepsy versus women with epilepsy

Lunardi, Luciane Lorencetti; Costa, Alberto; Guerreiro, Carlos A. M.; Souza, Elisabete Abib Pedroso de

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2011000300014

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“…Epilepsy is a stigmatizing condition sometimes considered as a real handicap with significant socioeconomic repercussions. 1,2 The occurrence of a pregnancy in an epileptic woman is considered as stress factor 3 that can also affect quality of life and has been often a subject of obsession both for the caregiver and the patient, as well as those around her. Several questions are related to the pregnancy outcome, epileptic seizures during pregnancy and their consequences, obstetric complications, condition of the new born at birth, antiepileptic drugs, malformations, and others.…”

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Prognosis of Pregnancy in Epileptics in Benin: A Case–Control Study

Adoukonou

Agbétou

Sidi

et al. 2020

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Objective The main purpose of this article is to define prognosis of pregnancies in epileptic women in Benin. Methods This was a case–control study that included 54 epileptic women who had at least one pregnancy matched to 162 controls on age, pregnancy term, and monitoring center. Information about epilepsy, treatment, pregnancy, and childbirth were collected. A logistic regression with odds ratio (OR) calculation was used to study the association. Results During pregnancy 22.22% of epileptic women experienced an increase in seizure frequency. Epileptics had more frequent miscarriages (OR: 1.84 [1.01–3.51]), more incidents during pregnancy (OR: 4.03 [1.04–15.60]), and were more often hospitalized (OR: 3.35 [1.46–7.69]) than women without epilepsy. They, more often, had premature children before 37 weeks of amenorrhea (OR: 2.10 [1.12–3.91]) and gave birth to low-birth-weight children (OR = 2.17 [1.00–4.76]). Conclusion Occurrence of a pregnancy in an epileptic woman in Benin is at risk and requires multidisciplinary monitoring by both neurologist and obstetrician to reduce complications.

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confidence: 99%

Prognosis of Pregnancy in Epileptics in Benin: A Case–Control Study

Adoukonou

Agbétou

Sidi

et al. 2020

JNRP

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“…Although, the assessment of QOL seems to be subjective, as each person has her own personal experience; QOL enables to establish new parameters to support the therapeutic approach in healthcare settings [11][12][13][14]. Despite the importance of individual and collective for health promotion, QOL assessment is uncommon in medical practice [15,16]. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a questionnaire for measuring QOL, i.e.…”

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“…the "World Health Organization Quality of Life" (WHOQOL), which is a 26 item-instrument consisting of four domains: physical health (7 items); psychological health (6 items); social relationships (3 items); and environment health (8 items). The WHOQOL-BREF is an abridged version; validated in Brazilian Portuguese; and being more suitable for evaluating populations or controlled clinical trials [14][15][16][17].…”

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Health related quality of life in pregnant women with diabetes or mild hyperglycemia

Marquesin¹,

Lima²,

Costa³

et al. 2016

Int Arch Med

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Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health concern spread worldwide. Maternal diabetes in pregnancy increases risk of adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes; therefore; affecting the women´s quality of life (QOL). Objective: To evaluate quality of life in pregnant women with diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes or mild gestational hyperglycemia. Study Design: This is a prospective and longitudinal study. The sample comprised 105 pregnant women, i.e. 66 Hyperglycemic (HG) and 39 Normoglycemic (NG). The validated Whoqol-Bref/Quality of Life Assessment questionnaire was applied at the first prenatal appointment or at time of disease diagnosis; and reapplied at delivery admission or at 36-37 weeks' gestation. Results: Most pregnant women considered good QOL at early pregnancy, but not at late pregnancy. In general, they were satisfied with their quality of life. NG pregnant women were more satisfied than their HG counterparts. At the onset of the gestational period the HG group obtained lower scores in the physical domain than the NG group. At the end of the gestational period, the scores on physical, psychological and environmental domains were significant lower in pregnant women with diabetes or hyperglycemia. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that pregnant women with diabetes or hyperglycemia were compromised in certain aspects of quality of life.

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“…Women with epilepsy of fertile age (estimated to be 25% of patients with epilepsy) are a specifi c subgroup at risk of comorbid depression in consequence of certain biopsychosocial demands. 3…”

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confidence: 99%