ArticleBioMed research international2022
Impact of Physical Activity and Medication Adherence on the Seizure Frequency and Quality of Life of Epileptic Patients: A Population Study in West Texas.
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- The relationships between obesity and epilepsy: A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Association between life's essential 8 and epilepsy: A cross-sectional study (NHANES 2013-2018).Medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of physical activity on quality of life in patients with epilepsy in a developing country: A cross-sectional, survey-based study.eNeurologicalSci · 2024Article
- Self-reported exercise engagement and seizure control - A preliminary survey of people with epilepsy at a safety-net hospital.Epilepsy & behavior reports · 2024Article
- Physical activity in adults with epilepsy: clinical aspects and relationship with cognition and quality of life.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2023Article
- DNMT1 downregulation as well as its overexpression distinctly affect mostly overlapping genes implicated in schizophrenia, autism spectrum, epilepsy, and bipolar disorders.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
- The Effect of Physical Activity on the Orexin and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression on the Kindling Model of Epileptic Rats.Basic and clinical neuroscienceArticle
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Abstract
Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects 1-3% of the population. People with epilepsy (PWE) have poor physical and psychological health and a lower quality of life (QOL) than people without epilepsy. Moreover, PWE has more comorbid conditions (obesity, depression) than general populations. Physical activity (PA) has been reported to have various positive physical and psychological effects in PWE. Meanwhile, poor medication adherence is one of the main precipitating factors for seizure triggers. This study assessed the impact of PA and medication adherence on the seizure frequency and QOL for PWE at the Epilepsy Foundation, West Texas (EFWT). Our results indicate that PA is positively associated with the quality of life and negatively associated with the seizure frequency for PWE at EFWT, which suggests that physically active PWE tend to have fewer seizures and better QOL. Medication adherence did not affect the seizure frequency or QOL in our study. Yet, it is still crucial to encourage medication adherence for PWE since nonadherence is a known seizure promoter. Findings from this study highlight the continuous need to utilize available resources and implement programs to promote physical activity and medication adherence for better seizure control and QOL in PWE at EFWT.
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