Multimorbidity in people with epilepsy
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Author(s)
Gaitatzis, Athanasios
Majeed, Azeem
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Multimorbidity is an emerging priority in healthcare due to associations with the ageing population, frailty, polypharmacy, health and social care demands. It affects 60-70% of adults and 80% of children with epilepsy. Neurodevelopmental conditions are commonly seen in children with epilepsy, while cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative conditions often afflict older people with epilepsy. Mental health problems are common across the lifespan. Genetic, environmental, social and lifestyle factors contribute to multimorbidity and its consequences. Multimorbid people with epilepsy (PWE) are at higher risk of depression and suicide, premature death, suffer lower health-related quality of life, and require more hospital admissions and health care costs. The best management of multimorbid PWE requires a paradigm shift from the traditional single disease-single comorbidity approach and a refocus on a person-centred approach. Improvements in health care must be informed by assessing the burden of multimorbidity associated with epilepsy, delineating disease clusters, and measuring the effects on health outcomes.
Date Issued
2023-03-29
Date Acceptance
2023-03-26
Citation
Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 2023, 107, pp.136-145
ISSN
1059-1311
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
136
End Page
145
Journal / Book Title
Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume
107
Copyright Statement
Copyright © Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37023627
PII: S1059-1311(23)00081-X
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2023-03-29