Impact of Physical Activity and Medication Adherence on the Seizure Frequency and Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients: A Population Study in West Texas

Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects 1-3% of the population. People with epilepsy (PWE) have poor physical and psychological health and a lower quality of life (QOL) than people without epilepsy. Moreover, PWE has more comorbid conditions (obesity, depression) than general populations. Ph...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2022, Vol.2022, p.4193664-14
Main Authors: Lee, YoonJung, Ahn, Yeseul, Cucullo, Luca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Caregivers
Comorbidity
Convulsions & seizures
Disease
Drugs
Epilepsy
Epilepsy - complications
Epilepsy - drug therapy
Epilepsy - epidemiology
Epileptics
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Humans
Lifestyles
Medication Adherence
Monitoring systems
Neurological diseases
Obesity
Patient compliance
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Physiological aspects
Population
Population studies
Psychological aspects
Psychological effects
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Risk factors
Seizures
Seizures (Medicine)
Seizures - drug therapy
Seizures - epidemiology
Self esteem
Stigma
Surveys
Texas - epidemiology
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Summary:Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects 1-3% of the population. People with epilepsy (PWE) have poor physical and psychological health and a lower quality of life (QOL) than people without epilepsy. Moreover, PWE has more comorbid conditions (obesity, depression) than general populations. Physical activity (PA) has been reported to have various positive physical and psychological effects in PWE. Meanwhile, poor medication adherence is one of the main precipitating factors for seizure triggers. This study assessed the impact of PA and medication adherence on the seizure frequency and QOL for PWE at the Epilepsy Foundation, West Texas (EFWT). Our results indicate that PA is positively associated with the quality of life and negatively associated with the seizure frequency for PWE at EFWT, which suggests that physically active PWE tend to have fewer seizures and better QOL. Medication adherence did not affect the seizure frequency or QOL in our study. Yet, it is still crucial to encourage medication adherence for PWE since nonadherence is a known seizure promoter. Findings from this study highlight the continuous need to utilize available resources and implement programs to promote physical activity and medication adherence for better seizure control and QOL in PWE at EFWT.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2022/4193664