Effect of intensive self-management education on seizure frequency and quality of life in epilepsy patients with prodromes or precipitating factors.

Seizure : the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
Meiling HuHongbin Sun

Abstract

To explore the impact of an intensive self-management education strategy on seizure frequency and quality of life in patients with epileptic seizures with prodromes or precipitating factors. The intensive self-management education included monthly education sessions on prodromes and precipitating factors aiming to help patients to adopt self-management strategies. Adult patients with epilepsy (PWE) able to identify prodromes or precipitating factors of their seizures were randomly assigned to an intensive education group (IEG) (n = 45) or a regular education group(REG) (n = 47). All patients received a single face-to-face self-management education session at the time of enrollment. Both groups of patients received monthly telephone follow-up for 1 year. PWE in the IEG received intensive education during each follow-up call. Primary outcomes were seizure frequency, quality of life(Quality of life in epilepsy-31 inventory scores, QOLIE 31), and drug adherence(Morisky medication adherence scale,MMAS). At the end of the 1-year follow-up period, seizure frequency in the IEG was significantly lower than at baseline (p < 0.001), but not in the REG(p = 0.085). Quality of life had improved significantly in the IEG (p < 0.001), but not i...Continue Reading

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