Ethnicity and Health Outcomes Among People With Epilepsy Participating in an Epilepsy Self-Management RCT

Kumar, Neha; Aebi, Michelle; Lu, Elaine; Burant, Christopher; Sajatovic, Martha

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106469

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Ethnicity and Health Outcomes Among People With Epilepsy Participating in an Epilepsy Self-Management RCT

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12 2019
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Epilepsy Behav
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Kumar, Neha ; Aebi, Michelle ; Lu, Elaine ; Burant, Christopher ; Sajatovic, Martha
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People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience negative health events (NHEs) such as seizures, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations, with ethnic and racial minorities disproportionately affected. Epilepsy self-management may reduce NHEs; however, few reports examine self-management outcomes in racial minorities. Using data from a longitudinal 6-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 120 PWE, this analysis compared African-American and Whites at baseline, 10 weeks and 24 weeks after receiving the "Self-management for people with epilepsy (SMART) and a history of NHEs" self-management program. The primary RCT outcome was number of NHEs. At baseline, compared to Whites, African-Americans had less education (p = 0.02) and greater depressive severity (p = 0.04). Both African-American and Whites generally improved with SMART, and there were no racial differences in NHE counts or other outcomes' responses. Given known racial disparities in epilepsy care, it may be particularly important to reach out to minority PWE with self-management programs.
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Adult Black Or African American Epilepsy Female Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Seizures Self-Management Treatment Outcome White People
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Depression Epilepsy Ethnicity Race Seizures Treatment Outcomes
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Epilepsy Behav. 101(Pt A):106469
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31677583
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PMC7370540
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Journal Article
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U48 DP005030/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP005030/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR000439/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002548/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
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