Predictors of health‐related quality of life and costs in adults with epilepsy: a systematic review

RS Taylor, JW Sander, RJ Taylor, GA Baker - Epilepsia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Given the high burden of epilepsy on both health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)
and costs, identification of factors that are predictive of either reduced HRQoL or increased …

Quality-of-life trajectories in epilepsy: a review of the literature

A Jacoby, GA Baker - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
The potential psychosocial sequelae of epilepsy are well-documented, but it cannot be
assumed that trajectories for quality of life (QOL) of people with epilepsy will inevitably follow …

Determinants of quality of life in epilepsy

DW Loring, KJ Meador, GP Lee - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2004 - Elsevier
Although depression is associated with diminished quality of life (QOL) in epilepsy patients,
the relative contributions of epilepsy-specific concerns, as well as clinical and cognitive …

Determinants of quality of life in people with epilepsy

A Jacoby, D Snape, GA Baker - Neurologic clinics, 2009 - neurologic.theclinics.com
All individuals have multiple determinants of quality of life (QOL). 1 In people with epilepsy,
these determinants include aspects specific to their condition, which may be clinically or …

Sleep disturbances, socioeconomic status, and seizure control as main predictors of quality of life in epilepsy

I Alanis-Guevara, E Pena, T Corona, T López-Ayala… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2005 - Elsevier
Improving quality of life is the most important goal for patients with epilepsy. To recognize
the factors associated with quality of life in patients with epilepsy in Mexico, we performed a …

Quality of life of people with epilepsy in Iran, the Gulf, and Near East

GA Baker, A Jacoby, J Gorry, J Doughty, V Ellina… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To study the impact of epilepsy and its treatment on the quality of life of people
living in Iran and in countries in the Gulf and Near East. Methods: Clinical, demographic, and …

Reasons for not having epilepsy surgery

A Khoo, J de Tisi, S Mannan, AG O'Keeffe… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to determine reasons for adults with drug‐resistant
focal epilepsy who undergo presurgical evaluation not proceeding with surgery, and to …

Examining the relationships of depressive symptoms, stigma, social support and regimen-specific support on quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy

AD Whatley, CK DiIorio, K Yeager - Health education research, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Epilepsy research efforts have primarily focused on medical treatment and physical
management of epilepsy; however, to provide comprehensive care, efforts cannot focus …

Psychosocial and sociodemographic associates of felt stigma in epilepsy

EB Leaffer, DC Hesdorffer, C Begley - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Lack of a sufficient range in socioeconomic status (SES) in most prior studies of
felt stigma and epilepsy has hampered the ability to better understand this association …

Factors associated with impaired quality of life in younger and older adults with epilepsy

L Canuet, R Ishii, M Iwase, K Ikezawa, R Kurimoto… - Epilepsy research, 2009 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to weigh psychological state, patients' demographics, seizure-
related factors, and medical comorbidity in older adults with epilepsy against the same …