A Gabrielsson, S Tromans, H Newman, P Triantafyllopoulou, A Hassiotis, P Bassett, L Watkins, I Sawhney, M Cooper, L Griffiths, A Pullen, A Roy, H Angus-Leppan, Thomas Rh, M Kinney, P Tittensor, R Shankar
BACKGROUND: Nearly a quarter of people with intellectual disability (ID) have epilepsy with large numbers experiencing drug-resistant epilepsy, and premature mortality. To mitigate epilepsy risks the environment and social care needs, particularly in professional care settings, need to be met. PURPOSE: To compare professional care groups as regards their subjective confidence and perceived responsibility when managing the need of people with ID and epilepsy. METHOD: A multi-agency expert panel developed a questionnaire with embedded case vignettes with quantitative and qualitative elements to understand training and confidence in the health and social determinants of people with ID and epilepsy...
June 17, 2023: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B