Work productivity, quality of life, and care needs: An unfolding epilepsy burden revealed in the Australian Epilepsy Project pilot study

C Marquina, E Foster, Z Chen, DN Vaughan… - Epilepsia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy is a common and serious neurological disorder. This cross‐sectional
analysis addresses the burden of epilepsy at different stages of the disease. Methods This …

The costs of epilepsy in Australia: A productivity-based analysis

E Foster, Z Chen, E Zomer, M Rychkova, P Carney… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the health economic burden of epilepsy for Australians of working
age by using life table modeling and to model whether improved seizure control may result …

Economic differences in direct and indirect costs between people with epilepsy and without epilepsy

AM Libby, V Ghushchyan, RB McQueen, JF Slejko… - Medical care, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To provide generalizable estimates of economic burden in epilepsy and
nonepilepsy populations and a comprehensive accounting for employment-based lost …

Epilepsy and employment

A Jacoby - Oxford Textbook of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures, 2012 - books.google.com
Being employed is an important ingredient in the quality of life of people with epilepsy (1).
Conversely, unemployment has been shown to be a major source of stress and increased …

Epilepsy in Sweden: health care costs and loss of productivity—a register-based approach

K Bolin, A Lundgren, F Berggren, K Källén - The European Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The objective was to estimate health care costs and productivity losses due to
epilepsy in Sweden and to compare these estimates to previously published estimates …

[引用][C] Epilepsy at work: evaluating the cost of epilepsy in the workplace

D Heaney - Epilepsia, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Most people with epilepsy indicate that their employment has been affected in some way by
epilepsy. Surveys of the problems they encounter in daily life frequently reveal that people …

The social and economic consequences of epilepsy: a controlled national study

P Jennum, J Gyllenborg, J Kjellberg - Epilepsia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Epilepsy causes a significant burden to patients and to society. We aimed to
calculate the factual excess in direct and indirect costs associated with epilepsy. Methods …

Epilepsy and employment.

M Bishop, CY Chiu - 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Employment is a key element in psychosocial functioning and an important aspect of quality
of life. Adults with epilepsy have consistently been found to experience high levels of …

Impact of epilepsy on employment status: Findings from a UK studly of people with well-controlled epilepsy

A Jacoby - Epilepsy research, 1995 - Elsevier
This paper examines the current employment status and recent employment history of 494
individuals with epilepsy whose seizures were well-controlled or in remission. Information …

Evaluating the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework as an employment model for people with …

YYC Sung - 2012 - search.proquest.com
Work is fundamental to the well-being and quality of life of people with epilepsy. However,
the employment rate of people with epilepsy is notoriously low and has not changed …