Burden in caregivers of adults with epilepsy in Asian families.

Purpose: The literature on caregiver burden tends to focus on children and teenagers with epilepsy and less on adults. As caregiving is a dynamic, complex process across the trajectories, this study aims to examine the factors associated with caregiving burden in those caring for adults with epilepsy.

Method: This is a cross-sectional, survey-based study in which participants responded to questionnairesregarding perceived burden (ZBI), quality of life (IEQoL), psychological distress (DASS-21), family functioning (FAD) and perceived social support (MSPSS).

Factors affecting the employability in people with epilepsy.

Purpose: People with epilepsy (PWE) are negatively prejudiced in their ability to work. This study aimed to examine demographic, clinical and psychological factors associated with employability in PWE.

Methods: This study recruited epilepsy patients from a neurology clinic in Malaysia.

Employability in people with epilepsy: A systematic review.

Objectives: People with epilepsy were (PWE) reported to have poorer employment rate. However, the methodologies used differ greatly from one study to another, making global comparison difficult. We aimed to determine the employment rate of PWE globally using a unified definition of employment rate and to summarize the reported positive and negative factors affecting employability in PWE, using a systematic review.

Employability among people with uncontrolled seizures: An interpretative phenomenological approach.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore positive and negative factors affecting the employability in patients with uncontrolled seizures.

Method: Semistructured interviews with 21 patients with uncontrolled seizures were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Result: Eleven (52.