Quality of Life in Epilepsy (eBook, ePUB)

Beyond Seizure Counts in Assessment and Treatment
Redaktion: Baker, Gus A; Jacoby, Ann; Baker, Gus A.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Though clinical aspects of epilepsy such as seizure control are crucially important to its management, increasing attention is being given to wider quality of life issues. Epilepsy continues to be an often misunderstood and stigmatising condition; for the vast majority of people whose seizures can be well controlled, the social and psychological repercussions are often of greater significance than the seizures themselves.The increasing emphasis on the importance of non-clinical outcomes in the assessment of new treatments and management strategies for chronic conditions such as epilepsy has stimulated interest in methodological issues in assessing quality of life. This book reviews the recent literature on the impact of epilepsy on everyday experience and the methodological issues involved in assessing that impact. It also considers the perspectives of a range of health professionals involved in caring for people with epilepsy and how, through appropriate management, the impact on their lives can be minimised.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 391
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134960897
• Artikelnr.: 39265070

Autorenporträt

Gus A Baker, Gus A. Baker, Ann Jacoby

Inhaltsangabe

The Problem of Epilepsy. Management of Epilepsy from Diagnosis to
Intractability. Managing Cognitive and Behavioural Consequences of
Epilepsy. Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Measuring Quality of
Life. A Review of Currently Available Quality of Life Measures. Impact of
Epilepsy on Quality of Life in Adults: A Review. Quality of Life Issues for
Children and Adolescents with Epilepsy. Quality of Life Issues for Older
People with Epilepsy. Epilepsy and Learning Disability. Implications for
Quality of Life. A Physician Reflects on Quality of Life. Can Quality of
Life Assessments Contribute to Everyday Clinical Practice? Use of Quality
of Life Assessment as an Outcome Measure in Clinical Research. Quality of
life as an Outcome Measure: A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective. Living
with Epilepsy: A Personal Account. Living with Epilepsy: A Family Account.
The Role of the Primary Care Practitioner. The Contribution of the Clinical
Psychologist. The Contribution of the Nurse. The Role of the Social Worker.
Support Groups for People with Epilepsy. Improving Quality of Life: The
Next Steps.