The impact of lifestyle on patients with epilepsy

Cilj istraživanja: Cilj je istraživanja otkriti koji su oblici stila života promjenjeni u oboljelih od epilepsije te utvrditi povezanost stila života s učestalosti napadaja i dužinom bolovanja od epilepsije. Nacrt studije: Istraživanje je provedeno kao presječno. Ispitanici i metode: U istraživanju su sudjelovali bolesnici oboljeli od epilepsije koji se liječe kroz ambulantu Klinike za neurologiju, KBC Osijek. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 50 ispitanika. Kao instrument istraživanja koristio se anonimni upitnik strukturiran za ovo istraživanje. Prvi dio čine demografski podatci, drugi dio sadrži tvrdnje kojima se procjenjuju zdravstvene navike ispitanika. Odgovori su rangirani po Likertovoj skali od 1 do 5. Rezultati: Statistički značajne razlike pronađene su u prikazu rezultata ankete prema spolu kod učestalosti konzumacije gaziranih pića, muškarci konzumiraju više gaziranih pića, a žene imaju više vrijednosti rezultata za osjećanje slabosti. U povezanosti dobi s rezultatima upitnika značajno je da se stariji bolesnici pridržavaju preporuka koje sprječavaju pojavu epileptičnih napadaja. Povezanost duljine trajanja bolesti i rezultata ankete pokazuje kako bolest iscrpljuje bolesnika i što duže bolest traje, bolesnik ima manje snage. Usporedba rezultata ankete prema načinu života prikazuje kako najviše spavaju samci, u odnosu na ispitanike koji žive sa članovima obitelji. Rezultati ankete prema obrazovanju prikazuju kako osobe sa srednjom stručom spremom rjeđe konzumiraju sva tri obroka dnevno u odnosu na ispitanike sa nižom i višom stručnom spremom. Zaključak: Rezultati ovoga istraživanja pokazuju da ograničavanja aktivnosti svakodnevnog života imaju negativan utjecaj na bolesnikovo zdravlje. Potrebno je poticati bolesnike obavljanju svakodnevnih životnih aktivnosti.Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to find out which forms of lifestyle have been changed in patients with epilepsy and to determine the association of lifestyle with the frequency of seizures and length of epilepsy. A draft of the study: This research is a crosscutting research. Participants and methods: The participants of this study are epilepsy patients that are treated in the medical neurology clinic in the Osijek CHC. Fifty patients have participated in the research. An anonymous questionnaire made especially for this research was used as an instrument of the research. First part consists of demographic data, second part contains claims that assess the health habits of the participants. Answers were ranked on Likert scale from 1 to 5. Results: Statistically significant differences have been found in the review of the research results according to sex and the frequency of consumption of carbonated drinks. Men consume more carbonated drinks, whereas women more often have feeling of weakness. As far as the age of the participants and the results of the research goes, it is significant that older participants stick to recommendations that prevent the occurrence of epileptic fits. The correlation between the duration of the disease and the questionnaire results shows that disease exhausts the patient and the longer it lasts, the patient has less strength. The questionnaire results considering lifestyle of the patients show that single patients sleep more that the patients who live with other family members or in the homes. The results that consider education of the patients show that patients with secondary education infrequently consume all three meals a day, unlike the patients with college education, and skilled or unskilled workers who do. Conclusion: The results of this research show that limitations of everyday life activities have a negative impact on the patient's health. It is necessary to encourage patients to carry out everyday life activities