Effect of health education pathway on the general self-efficacy and life quality of adult patients with epilepsy

Abstract

Objective To analyze the effects of health education pathway on general self-efficacy and quality of life in adults with epilepsy.Methods Totals of 163 adult patients with epilepsy were selected,and they were investigated with Schwarzer general self-efficacy scale and the QOLIE-31 scale,before and after they received health education pathway.Then,different time score was compared and the relationship between score and education time were analysed.Results Before implemented health education pathway,the score of general self-efficacy scale and QOLIE-31 scale in adult patients with epilepsy was (24.6 ± 6.9 ) and (45.5 ± 11.2 ),and after one week,the score was ( 25.6 ± 6.7 ) and ( 46.2 ± 10.2 ) respectively,there was no statistical significance( F =4.688,0.684;P ＞0.05).After one month,the score of self-efficacy scale and QOLIE-31 scale was(27.3 ±6.3) and (49.1 ±10.5),and after three months,the score was (29.6 ±6.5) and (54.3 ± 10.8),which higher than before education and the difference was statistical significance (F =22.845,18.870,63.797,92.659;P ＜0.01 ).General self-efficacy and quality of life were positively correlated with education time(r =0.279,0.314 ; P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions The health education pathway implementation have a positive effect on self-efficacy and quality of life in adults with epilepsy and with the education time increaseing,the education effects better. Key words: Epilepsy; Quality of life; Health education pathway; Adult; General self-efficacy