Stručni rad
EFFECTS OF ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS ON THE LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY
IRIS ZAVOREO
orcid.org/0000-0001-9358-1665
; Klinički bolnički centar Sestre milosrdnice, Klinika za neurologiju, Zagreb; Kineziološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
MARGARETA TESKERA
; Kineziološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
DUBRAVKA CILIGA
; Kineziološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
TATJANA TROŠT BOBIĆ
; Kineziološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
LIDIJA PETRINOVIĆ
; Kineziološki fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
VANJA BAŠIĆ KES
; Klinički bolnički centar Sestre milosrdnice, Klinika za neurologiju, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of antiepileptic drugs on the level of physical activity in people with epilepsy. We included 140 patients suffering from epilepsy, 73 men and 67 women, average age 24-45 years (35.15± 10.01). The study was conducted at Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Department of Neurology in Zagreb. The patients were evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) that comprises of 5 domains: work, transport, household chores, and care for the family, sporting activities and recreation, as well as sedentary time. The variable of disease duration was also used, as well as the variables of the seizure incidence, type of epileptic seizures, and type of treatment, which are included in general information provided in medical documentation. According to the findings, unemployed persons suffering from epilepsy for over 15 years with over 15 seizures throughout the year most frequently showed low levels of physical activity. Low levels of physical activity were also identified in persons with generalized seizures, whereas persons with focal seizures showed high levels of physical activity. Men and employed persons more frequently showed high levels of physical activity as opposed to women. Patients on monotherapy more frequently showed higher levels of physical activity as compared with those using more than two antiepileptic drugs, i.e. those on polytherapy, who showed low levels of physical activity.
Ključne riječi
epilepsy; antiepileptic drugs; physical activity; quality of life
Hrčak ID:
261270
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.8.2021.
Posjeta: 1.671 *