Table 1 Baseline characteristics of outpatients with epilepsy from the Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (N = 1961)
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male Female | 978 983 | (49.9) (50.1) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 49.9 | (18.4) |
Social support for health (HLQ, 4), Median (IQR) Missing, n (%) | 3.4 142 | (0.8) (7.2) |
Ability to actively engage with health care providers (HLQ, 6), Median (IQR) Missing, n (%) | 4.0 145 | (1.0) (7.4) |
Understanding health information (HLQ, 9), Median (IQR) Missing, n (%) | 4.0 146 | (1.2) (7.4) |
General self-efficacy (GSES), Median (IQR) Missing, n (%) | 30.0 162 | (8.0) (8.3) |
Well-being (WHO-5), Median (IQR) Missing, n (%) | 76.0 146 | (20.0) (7.4) |
General health (one item from SF36), n (%) | ||
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor Missing, n (%) | 185 663 778 241 61 33 | (9.4) (33.8) (39.7) (12.3) (3.1) (1.7) |
Years with diagnose of epilepsy, n (%) | ||
≥ 2 years < 2 years Missing, n (%) | 1,487 109 365 | (75.8) (5.6) (18.6) |
Educational level, n (%) | ||
High Middle Low Missing, n (%) | 169 1,136 509 147 | (8.6) (57.9) (26.0) (7.5) |
Seizure frequency, n (%) | ||
≥ 1 < 1 Missing, n (%) | 520 1316 125 | (26.5) (67.1) (6.3) |
Response type, n (%) | ||
Paper Web | 693 1,268 | (35.3) (64.7) |
Departmental contact, n (%) | ||
Outpatient clinic, Neurological Department Inpatient ward, Neurological Department Emergency Department | 1,083 80 155 | (55.2) (4.1) (7.9) |