AbstractThe aim was to describe the patients’ views of the challenges posed by a new diagnosis of epilepsy and their assessment of a nurse intervention. Neurologists in South-East England referred patients into the study. Following a trial of a nurse intervention a subgroup of patients were purposefully identified for in-depth interviews. Transcriptions of tape-recorded interviews were analysed using qualitative methodology. We found that younger people with epilepsy seemed to experience more trouble with driving, jobs and managing their lives in the context of new epilepsy, while older people saw epilepsy as just another illness to cope with. Patients reported difficulty in remembering what their doctors told them which they attributed par...
Abstract Background Living with a chronic condition such as epilepsy can have a debilitating effect ...
Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how informati...
Copyright 2000 BEA Trading Ltd.The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients wi...
AbstractThe aim was to describe the patients’ views of the challenges posed by a new diagnosis of ep...
AbstractThe aim was to describe the patients’ views of the challenges posed by a new diagnosis of ep...
Purpose: To describe a group of people with newly diagnosed epilepsy and to test the effect of an ep...
BACKGROUND: People with epilepsy often report being given insufficient information and support. Howe...
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how individuals who have a diagnosis of epilepsy have experienced ...
AbstractPurpose: To assess what patients want and get from a primary care epilepsy specialist nurse ...
AbstractKnowledge and understanding of chronic disease has an important role to play in establishing...
This study examined nursing intervention on the knowledge of management of challenges faced by relat...
Objectives: To (1) describe the characteristics and service use of people with established epilepsy ...
AbstractBackgroundEpilepsy is a long-term condition that requires self-management, but currently, th...
AbstractAdult-centred studies continue to show poor information provision and understanding in peopl...
Epilepsy is a disorder associated with significant psychosocial morbidity, and the effects of a stig...
Abstract Background Living with a chronic condition such as epilepsy can have a debilitating effect ...
Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how informati...
Copyright 2000 BEA Trading Ltd.The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients wi...
AbstractThe aim was to describe the patients’ views of the challenges posed by a new diagnosis of ep...
AbstractThe aim was to describe the patients’ views of the challenges posed by a new diagnosis of ep...
Purpose: To describe a group of people with newly diagnosed epilepsy and to test the effect of an ep...
BACKGROUND: People with epilepsy often report being given insufficient information and support. Howe...
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how individuals who have a diagnosis of epilepsy have experienced ...
AbstractPurpose: To assess what patients want and get from a primary care epilepsy specialist nurse ...
AbstractKnowledge and understanding of chronic disease has an important role to play in establishing...
This study examined nursing intervention on the knowledge of management of challenges faced by relat...
Objectives: To (1) describe the characteristics and service use of people with established epilepsy ...
AbstractBackgroundEpilepsy is a long-term condition that requires self-management, but currently, th...
AbstractAdult-centred studies continue to show poor information provision and understanding in peopl...
Epilepsy is a disorder associated with significant psychosocial morbidity, and the effects of a stig...
Abstract Background Living with a chronic condition such as epilepsy can have a debilitating effect ...
Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how informati...
Copyright 2000 BEA Trading Ltd.The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients wi...