PMID- 20638344
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110112
LR  - 20100920
IS  - 1525-5069 (Electronic)
IS  - 1525-5050 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
DP  - 2010 Sep
TI  - European survey of the level of satisfaction of patients and physicians in the 
      management of epilepsy in general practice.
PG  - 36-42
LID - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.06.002 [doi]
AB  - Many people with epilepsy report treatment-emergent adverse effects (AEs) while 
      on drug therapy despite optimized treatment. We explored the level of treatment 
      satisfaction with current management among people with epilepsy and treating 
      physicians from seven different European countries. There was discordance between 
      patients and physicians: patients would like greater involvement in discussions 
      regarding treatment options and, although generally satisfied with their current 
      medication, saw the need for a more effective balance between seizure control and 
      AEs. Conversely, physicians were less satisfied with current treatments, but were 
      less concerned with AEs. People with epilepsy also wanted to be better educated 
      about epilepsy and its management. Key challenges for the future include 
      improvement in the self-management of epilepsy by patients and more proactive 
      patient-physician interactions. An additional aim is to improve the public's 
      perception of epilepsy so as to remove any associated stigma.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Ross, John
AU  - Ross J
AD  - Richard Day Research, Evanston, IL, USA.
FAU - Stefan, Hermann
AU  - Stefan H
FAU - Schauble, Barbara
AU  - Schauble B
FAU - Day, Richard
AU  - Day R
FAU - Sander, Josemir W
AU  - Sander JW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20100716
PL  - United States
TA  - Epilepsy Behav
JT  - Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
JID - 100892858
RN  - 0 (Anticonvulsants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Anticonvulsants/adverse effects/therapeutic use
MH  - Epilepsy/drug therapy/*psychology/*therapy
MH  - Europe
MH  - *Family Practice
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Patient Compliance
MH  - *Patient Satisfaction
MH  - Physicians/*psychology
MH  - Public Health/education
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2010/07/20 06:00
MHDA- 2011/01/13 06:00
CRDT- 2010/07/20 06:00
PHST- 2010/04/30 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/06/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/06/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/07/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/07/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/01/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1525-5050(10)00395-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.06.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Sep;19(1):36-42. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.06.002. Epub 2010 
      Jul 16.