The role of education of the patient and his relatives in the formation of adherence to therapy anticonvulsants for epilepsy
One hundreds patient with epilepsy at the age 20 - 68 years (average duration of disease - not less 3 years) and family members completed questionnary. Nonadherence patients were less interested in matters relating to the disease, rarely appeared on repeated consultations. By the level of access to health care, property patients against the relatives of statistically significant differences were not found. Awareness of the disease was higher among committed to therapy, especially in the provision of first aid in case of attack, methods of treatment. It is necessary to conduct informational interviews and schools of epilepsy for patients and relatives to improve adherence to therapy anticonvulsants.