[Survey of adults living with epilepsy in Hungary: health-related quality of life and costs].

201312 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Márta Péntek · Corvinus University of Budapest

Dániel Bereczki · Semmelweis University

László Gulàcsi · Corvinus University of Budapest

Boglárka Mikudina · Corvinus University of Budapest

Zsuzsanna Arányi · Semmelweis University

Vera Juhos · Országos Reumatológiai és Fizioterápiás Intézet

Petra Baji

Abstract

Adults with epilepsy have significantly worse health status by the EQ-5D than the gender and age matched Hungarian general population. Disease related costs are significant especially in cases with seizure, productivity loss related costs are dominant. Our study provides basic data for clinical and sustainable health care financing decisions.

Topics & Keywords

Epilepsy research and treatment Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Diet and metabolism studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 66, Issue 7-8, pp. 251-61

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