Quality of Life in Adolescent Absence Epilepsy at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Sirorat Suwannachote MD*, Thanin Wechapinan MD*, Somjit Sriudomkajorn MD*
Affiliation : * Division of Pediatric Neurology, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
Objective : To compare the QoL between adolescents with absence epilepsy and the other types of epilepsies.
Material and Method: A prospective cohort study was conducted in adolescents aged 10-18 years that have been diagnosed
with epilepsy at QSNICH between 2000 and 2012. The QoL was assessed using the QoLIE-AD-48, Thai version.
Results : Seventy-three adolescents were included in this study, of which 27 had absence epilepsy. The mean total QoLIE-AD-
48 score was 63.94 (17.14). The absence group had a mean score of 74.45 (9.83), while the non-absence group had a score
of 57.78 (17.57), p-value <0.001.
Conclusion : The QoL of adolescents with inactive absence epilepsy was significantly higher than those suffering with other
types of epilepsy. The QoL in this study was similar to prior studies.
Keywords : Adolescent, Absence, Epilepsy, Quality of life
