Epilepsy and Quality of Life
Published on 1. July 1994
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-7817-0175-4 (ISBN)
Description
Internationally acclaimed leaders in the field present a complete and cohesive discussion of quality of life issues in relation to epilepsy. The book begins with an overview of the epidemiology of epilepsy, quality of life measurements, and statistical considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on specific quality of life issues in epilepsy, including those pertaining to children with epilepsy, patient and family perspectives, compliance, and epilepsy surgery. The book also includes a discussion of quality of life in epilepsy from the pharmaceutical industry's perspective.
Internationally acclaimed leaders in the field present a complete and cohesive discussion of quality of life issues in relation to epilepsy. The book begins with an overview of the epidemiology of epilepsy, quality of life measurements, and statistical considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on specific quality of life issues in epilepsy, including those pertaining to children with epilepsy, patient and family perspectives, compliance, and epilepsy surgery. The book also includes a discussion of quality of life in epilepsy from the pharmaceutical industry's perspective.
Internationally acclaimed leaders in the field present a complete and cohesive discussion of quality of life issues in relation to epilepsy. The book begins with an overview of the epidemiology of epilepsy, quality of life measurements, and statistical considerations. Subsequent chapters focus on specific quality of life issues in epilepsy, including those pertaining to children with epilepsy, patient and family perspectives, compliance, and epilepsy surgery. The book also includes a discussion of quality of life in epilepsy from the pharmaceutical industry's perspective.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
58 tables, 1 halftone, 16 line drawings, appendices
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7817-0175-4 (9780781701754)
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Content
Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Perspectives of Patients, Nancy Santilli, Bonnie L. Kessler, and William T Schmidt / Quality of Life in Family Members of Persons with Epilepsy, P.J. Thompson and D. Upton / Quality of Life in Family Members of Persons with Chronic Neurological Disability, Andy Tyerman, Louise Hobbs, and Anne Measures / Quality of Life and Compliance in Epilepsy, Joyce A. Cramer / Statistical Considerations in Quality of Life Measurements, Anthony L. Johnson / An Overview of Quality of Life Measurements, Lesley Fallowfield / The World Health Organization Quality of Life Project, J. Orley / The Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory and Quality of Life in Epilepsy, Carl B. Dodrill and Lawrence W Batzel / Quality of Life in Epilepsy: Recent Developments in the United States of America, Orrin Devinsky and Barbara G. Vickrey / Quality of Life in Epilepsy: The Liverpool Initiative, Gus A. Baker, Ann Jacoby, David Smith, Mike Dewey, Tony Johnson and David Chadwick / Repertory Grid in the Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy: the Quality of Life Assessment Schedule (QOLAS), Anna M. Kendrick / Quality of Life Determinations in Chronic Conditions: Perspectives of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Richard Berzon / The Impact of Quality of Life for the Development and Marketing of Antiepileptic Drugs, Carlos 0. Stalgis / Cognitive Function and Quality of Life, Michael R. Trimble / Computerised Assessment of Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life, Albert P Aldenkamp, G. Blennow, P Sandstedt, WC.J. Alpherts, D. Elmqvist, J. Heijbel, H.L. Nilsson, B. Tonnby, L. Wahlander and E. Wosse / Quality of Life Measurements in Children with Epilepsy, W Edwin Dodson / Quality of Life Following Epilepsy Surgery, Bruce P Hermann / The Distribution of Mild and Severe Forms of Epilepsy, W Allen Hauser/ Epilogue: Quality of Life in Epilepsy, W Edwin Dodson and Michael R. Trimble / Appendix A: The Liverpool Quality of Life Questionnaire / Appendix B: The Epilepsy Surgery Inventory -55 (ESI5 5) /Appendix C: The Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) / Appendix D: The Adolescent Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (APSI) / Appendix E: Reading List.