RAND Research Topic: Epilepsy 2012-05-24T14:56:34Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/epilepsy.html Responsiveness of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-89) in an Antiepileptic Drug Trial http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030318.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002 <p>Responsiveness of this HRQOL measure can be reported in terms of previously established benchmarks for ESs, which can be predicted from other indices.</p> Seizure Reduction and Quality of Life Improvements in People with Epilepsy http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020012.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001 <p>In this study, HRQOL improvement occurred primarily among patients who achieved complete seizure freedom.</p> Quality of Life Measures in Epilepsy: How Well Can They Detect Change Over Time? http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000504.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999 <p>Epilepsy-targeted health-related quality of life measures may be preferable to generic ones in longitudinal studies.</p> Outcomes in 248 patients who had diagnostic evaluations for epilepsy surgery http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP496.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995 Outcomes in 248 patients who had diagnostic evaluations for epilepsy surgery Agreement between self reports and proxy reports of quality of life in epilepsy patients http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP437.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 Agreement between self reports and proxy reports of quality of life in epilepsy patients Development of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19950022.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 <p>Describes the development of a 99-item epilepsy HRQOL inventory that includes the SF-36 as its core.</p> Quality of life of epilepsy surgery patients compared to outpatients with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU419.html Dec 31, 1992 Dec 31, 1992 <p>Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of 166 adults who had previously undergone surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy was compared with that of outpatients having hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and/or depressive symptoms. Eight self-reported HRQOL domains were evaluated and compared using the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.</p> Reliability and Validity of the Katz Adjustment Scales in an Epilepsy Sample http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19920046.html Dec 31, 1991 Dec 31, 1991 <p>Development of quality of life measures de novo is time-consuming and expensive, and a number of instruments are already available for general use.</p> Clinical Epilepsy Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19920034.html Dec 31, 1991 Dec 31, 1991