Article ; Online: Increased non-attendance at epilepsy clinic in patients with neuropsychiatric comorbidities: A prospective study.
2021 Volume 122, Page(s) 108202
Abstract: Background: In patients with epilepsy, regular follow-up is vital for adequate seizure control, antiseizure drugs' (ASDs) side effects, psychiatric comorbidities, and planning for epilepsy surgery. Non-attendance creates barriers to adequate patient ... ...
| Abstract | Background: In patients with epilepsy, regular follow-up is vital for adequate seizure control, antiseizure drugs' (ASDs) side effects, psychiatric comorbidities, and planning for epilepsy surgery. Non-attendance creates barriers to adequate patient care, inefficient allocation of resources, loss of income, and unnecessary emergency department visits due to lack of seizure control. This study aimed to determine the causes and sociodemographic characteristics of the non-attendant population at the Epilepsy Clinic. Methods: A prospective and observational study was carried out on patients treated at the Epilepsy Clinic of the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (NINN) in Mexico from August 2015 to June 2016. A phone interview was made with all those patients who did not attend the epilepsy consultation. This call incorporated ad hoc questions to meet the objectives of this study. Results: During the study period, 1299 patients had an appointment at the epilepsy clinic, where 233 (17.9%) patients missed their consultation, 123 (52.8%) were male, mean age was 35.9 ± 14.42 years. The most frequent cause of non-attendance was forgetfulness of the appointment in 62 patients (26.6%). Two patients died; no patient was reported to have experienced SUDEP. Non-attendant patients showed statistically significant overall prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities (41.6%), particularly depression, anxiety, and interictal psychosis. Conclusion: Information on non-attendance at various specialist consultations is scarce, and to our knowledge, this is the first study to address non-attendance in patients with epilepsy in Latin America. Improving hospital protocols to reduce non-attendance can increase patient adherence to follow-up, ultimately improving the quality of care in the epilepsy clinic. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Ambulatory Care Facilities ; Appointments and Schedules ; Epilepsy/complications ; Epilepsy/epidemiology ; Epilepsy/therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Seizures ; Young Adult | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-07-26 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article ; Observational Study | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2010587-3 | |||||
| ISSN | 1525-5069 ; 1525-5050 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1525-5069 | |||||
| ISSN | 1525-5050 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108202 | |||||
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