1Lecture, College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi
2Staff Nurse Grade 2, Pediatric Ward, AIIMS, New Delhi
3Professor, Pediatric Neurology Division, Pediatric Department, AIIMS, New Delhi
*Corresponding author: Mrs. Poonam Joshi, Lecturer, College of Nursing, AIIMS. Email: pjoshi69@rediffmail.com, Mob: 9818039744; Tel: 011-26594457
Online published on 6 May, 2016.
An evaluative survey was conducted to investigate the influence of parents in the HRQOL of children with epilepsy. Sixty children with epilepsy from pediatric neurology clinic (OPD) and 60 normal children and their parents were enrolled for the study. The HRQOL of epilepsy children as assessed by the children themselves and their parents was compared with normal children and their parents using a standardized Peds QL 4.0 tool. Both, children with epilepsy and their parents, despite having chronic illness like epilepsy, rated better quality of life than the comparison group. Parents had made significant influence in the quality of life of children with epilepsy.
Health related Quality of life, Epilepsy, Parents, Normal Children
