Healthy Aging in People With Epilepsy Program (HAP-E): Closing the Gap in Epilepsy Care
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Epilepsy
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
- Enrollment
- 90
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Health literacy
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an educational program about dementia in older adults living with epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Can providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors improve dementia knowledge and health literacy among older adults with epilepsy?
- Can aging related education and resources improve quality of life among older adults with epilepsy?
Participants will:
- Complete a 12-week group educational program.
- Complete pre- and post-program evaluation.
Investigators
Anny Reyes
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, San Diego
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Current diagnosis of epilepsy made by a neurologist, epileptologist, or internist/family medicine physician
- •Proficiency in English
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Health literacy
Time Frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Short Assessment of Health Literacy-English is an 18-item scale assessing adult's ability to read and understand common medical terms.
Health Related Quality of life
Time Frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Quality of life in Epilepsy-31 is a self-report questionnaire assessing quality of life in individuals with epilepsy. It measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, health perception, and perceived problems with attention/concentration, language, memory.
Dementia Knowledge
Time Frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool was designed to measure change in knowledge of dementia including dementia and its progress, support, and care. It contains 21 true/false items.