The burden of epilepsy study: Impact on well-being, service use and economic outcomes

这项对癫痫患者人道主义需求的研究是对目前有关癫痫的大量诊断、临床和药理学知识的必要扩展。它的重点是幸福感、服务使用和经济负担。这项研究预计将带来良好的投资回报。为了确保对其研究结果的理解，这项研究是与澳大利亚国家癫痫行动组织、澳大利亚癫痫协会共同开发的，并解决了世界卫生组织、国际抗癫痫联盟和国际癫痫局认为重要的问题。研究结果将为癫痫指南、政策建议和减轻疾病负担的计划提供依据。

This research into the humanitarian needs of people with epilepsy is a necessary extension to the current bulk of knowledge about epilepsy which is diagnostic, clinical and pharmacological. Its focus is on well-being, service use and economic burden this study is expected to give a good return on investment. To ensure an uptake of its findings, the study was developed with the national Epilepsy Action, Epilepsy Society of Australia as well as addressing questions deemed important by the World Health Organization, the International League against Epilepsy, and the International Bureau of Epilepsy. Findings will inform epilepsy guidelines, policy recommendations and programs to reduce the burden of illness.