Epidemiological Studies [estudos Epidemiológicos]

The epidemiological studies can be primary or secondary. Among the former, we mention the cross-sectional studies (controlled or not - prevalence studies), which is rather easier in execution, and longitudinal studies (such as those of incidence evaluation). We highlight studies that focus on morbidity or mortality rates, but also those aiming to assess quality of life, quality of care, and economical analysis. Among the secondary ones, we mentioned those from regular registers, such as the Epidemic Surveillance and of DATASUS. The community-based interventional studies should regard patients' self-control, in particular to approaches cognitive-behavioral based intervention. The construction and spreading of the systematic revisions can be useful for the medical continuous education and improvement of the general practitioner quality of care that covers great part of the population with epilepsy or with event alike.114 SUPPL. 11619Gomes MM, editora. Medicina baseada em evidências: princípios e práticas. 2 a ed. Rio de Janeiro: Reichmann e Affonso Editores (no prelo)Gomes, M.M., Epidemiologia: Distribuição, fatores de risco e prognósticos (2000) Epilepsia editado Guerreiro CAM, Guerreiro MM, Cendes F, Lopes-Cendes I, pp. 11-21. , São Paulo: Lemos Editorial;Sander, J.W., (2003) The incidence and prevalence of epilepsy, , www.e-epilepsy.org.uk/pages/articles/text. cfm?id=26, The National Society for Epilepsy. Setembro, URLMuir, T.M., Bradley, A., Wood, S.F., Murray, G.D., Brodie, M.J., An audit of treated epilepsy in Glasgow. West of Scotland Epilepsy Research Group (1996) Seizure, 5 (1), pp. 41-46Platt, M., Sperling, M.R., A comparison of surgical and medical costs for refractory epilepsy (2002) Epilepsia, 43 (SUPPL. 4), pp. 25-31Gomes, M.M., Zeitoune, R.G., Kropf, L.A., Beeck, E., Eda, S., A house-to-house survey of epileptic seizures in an urban community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2002) Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 60 (3 -B), pp. 708-711Borges MA, Min LL, Guerreiro CA, Yacubian EM, Cordeiro JA, Tognola WA, Borges AP, Zanetta DM. Urban prevalence of epilepsy: populational study in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, a medium-sized city in Brazil. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004;62(2A):199-204Gomes, M.M., Kropf, L.A., Beeck, E., Figueira, I.L., Inferences from a community study about non-epileptic events (2002) Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 60 (3 -B), pp. 712-716Noronha AL, Marques LH, Borges MA, Cendes F, Guerreiro CA, Min LL. Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2004;62(3B):761-3Baker, G.A., Jacoby, A., Chadwick, D.W., The associations of psychopathology in epilepsy: A community study (1996) Epilepsy Res, 25 (1), pp. 29-39Johnston, G., Crombie, I.K., Alder, E.M., Davies, H.T.O., Millard, A., Reviewing audit: Barriers and facilitating factors for effective clinical audit (2000) Qual. Health Care, 9, pp. 23-36Gomes, M.M., Qualidade do atendimento em epilepsia (1987) Rev Bras Neurol, 23 (4), pp. 103-107Rajpura, A., Sethi, S., Evidence-based standards of care for adults with epilepsy-a literature review (2004) Seizure, 13 (1), pp. 45-54Nicole-Carvalho, V., (1997) Epidemiologia das crises clínico- eletrográficas de ausência típica em oito hospitais de Pernambuco classificadas sindromicamente pela adaptação da proposição de Panayiotopoulos, , para classificaçã o das epilepsias generalizadas com ausências típicas. Projeto de tese de doutorado do CCB da UFPEGomes MM. Doctors' perspectives and practices regarding epilepsy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2000;58(2A):221-6Thapar, A.K., Roland, M.O., General practitioner attitudes to the care of people with epilepsy: An examination of clustering within practices and prediction of patient-rated quality of care (2005) BMC Fam Pract, 6 (1), p. 9DiIorio, C., Shafer, P.O., Letz, R., Henry, T.R., Schomer, D.L., Yeager, K., Project EASE study group. Project EASE: A study to test a psychosocial model of epilepsy medication management (2004) Epilepsy Behav, 5 (6), pp. 926-936Li, L.M., Sander, J.W., National demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil (2003) Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 61 (1), pp. 153-156Gomes MM. Client with epilepsy in a work Brazilian rehabilitation center. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2000;58(2A):227-32The Cochrane Epilepsy Review Group. URL:www.liv.ac.uk/epilepsy/rjtitles. htm e URL: www.liv.ac.uk/epilepsy/rjavailabletitles.htmProjeto Diretrizes, , www.projetodiretrizes.org.br, URLPrograma de Saúde da Família, , www.saude.df.gov.br/ mostrapagina.asp?codServico=245, URLPrograma do Médico de Família, , URL:inovando.fgvsp.br/ conteudo/documentos/20experiencias1997/18%20-%20niteroi.pd