
Background: Epilepsy is defined clinically as unprovoked seizures lasting more than 24 hours. In Indonesia there are more than 700.000 to 1.400.000 cases of epilepsy with an increase of around 70,000 new cases every year. In addition, it is estimated that 40-50% occur in children. The level of quality of life of people with epilepsy is worth paying attention to because it is an indicator of the success of treating epilepsy sufferers. This research was conducted to determine the quality of life of pediatric epilepsy patients using an instrument, namely the quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnaire-16 (QOLCE-16). Method: The research was conducted by conducting interviews with the patient's parents. Data presentation is carried out descriptively. Sample determination was carried out using the sample size formula for nominal data, with a minimum sample of 92 people. Results: Total of 93 samples that met the inclusion criteria, it was found that the majority of people with epilepsy were aged 6-11 years (44.09%), male (63.44%), with comorbidities (53.76%) , suffered from epilepsy for more than 3 years (62.37%). Apart from that, it was also found that the type of epilepsy most commonly suffered was generalized epilepsy (41.94%), the last education of the patient's parents was junior high school (48.39%) and the parents' income was below IDR 1,500,000-, (41, 94%). Conclusion: After conducting interviews with QOLCE-16, it was found that more samples had a low quality of life (61.29%). Latar Belakang: Epilepsi merupakan didefinisikan secara klinis sebagai kejadian kejang yang tidak terprovokasi yang menyerang lebih dari 24 jam. Di Indonesia terdapat lebih dari 700.000 sampai dengan 1.400.000 kasus epilepsi dengan pertambahan sekitar 70.000 kasus baru setiap tahunnya. Selain itu, diperkirakan 40-50% terjadi pada anak-anak. Tingkat kualitas hidup penyandang epilepsi patut diperhatikan karena merupakan salah satu indikator keberhasilan perawatan penderita epilepsy. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui kualitas hidup pasien anak epilepsi menggunakan sebuah instrument yaitu quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnaire-16 (QOLCE-16). Metode: Penelitian dilakukan dengan cara melakukan wawancara dengan orang tua pasien. Penyajian data dilakukan secara deskriptif. Penentuan sampel dilakukan dengan rumus besar sampel untuk data nominal, dengan sampel minimal adalah 92 orang. Hasil: Dari 93 sampel yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi ditemukan bahwa terdapat paling banyak penderita epilepsi berada di usia 6-11 tahun (44,09%), berjenis kelamin laki-laki (63,44%), dengan komorbiditas (53,76%), menderita epilepsi selama lebih dari 3 tahun (62,37%). Selain itu, didapatkan juga bahwa tipe epilepsi yang paling banyak diderita adalah epilepsi umum (41,94%), pendidikan terakhir orang tua pasien adalah SMP (48,39%) serta penghasilan orang tua di bawah Rp 1.500.000-, (41,94%). Simpulan: Setelah dilakukan wawancara dengan QOLCE-16 didapatkan bahwa lebih banyak sampel yang memiliki kualitas hidup rendah (61,29%).
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