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. 2023 Feb 15:9:23779608231154400.
doi: 10.1177/23779608231154400. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Magnitude of Cognitive Impairment Among Patients With Epilepsy at Health Institutions in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

Deribachew Hailemariam Wazema  1 , Zebene Makonnen Assefa  1 , Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw  1 , Omega Tolessa Geleta  1 , Tariku Gebre Haile  1
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Magnitude of Cognitive Impairment Among Patients With Epilepsy at Health Institutions in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

Deribachew Hailemariam Wazema et al. SAGE Open Nurs. .

Abstract

Introduction: Epilepsy is a widespread neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures; it contributes to 1% of the global burden of diseases and can end in cognitive impairment.

Objective: To assess the magnitude and associated factors of cognitive impairment among patients with epilepsy.

Method: The study utilized an institution-based cross-sectional study design. All patients with epilepsy whose ages were above 18 years were the source population. The authors performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Finally, variables with a p-value <.05 were significantly associated.

Result: The magnitude of cognitive impairment is 25.6%. Having no family history of epilepsy (AOR=0.12; 95% CI [0.02, 0.61]), polytherapy (AOR=5.14; 95% CI [1.12, 23.62]), and medication-related complaints (AOR=8.24; 95% CI [1.87, 36.38]) were strongly associated with cognitive impairment.

Conclusion: Significant numbers of patients were positive for cognitive impairment. Family history, polytherapy, and medication-related complaints were associated factors.

Keywords: Gurage Zone; cognitive impairment; epilepsy; mini-mental state examination.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Mini-mental state examination score of the patients with epilepsy who attended the outpatient clinic in Gurage Zone Hospital, Gurage, Ethiopia, 2020/2021.
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