Development of programs to predict and to maximize QOL after epilepsy surgery

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K15521
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Neurosurgery
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Nakasato Nobukazu 東北大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (80207753)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 藤川 真由 東北大学, 大学病院, 助教 (80722371) ; 岩崎 真樹 国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 病院, 部長 (00420018)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: てんかん / 心理社会的評価 / 脳神経外科 / 患者教育 / セルフスティグマ / 就労支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Roughly one million people suffer with epilepsy in Japan. Surgical treatment may be considered in about 30% of the patients in whom antiepileptic drugs are not able to control seizures. Previously, seizure outcome was used to evaluate efficacy of epilepsy surgery. Recently, however, overall satisfaction level of patients and their family has been used to evaluate rationale of surgery. In the present project, quality of life (QOL) was used to evaluate efficacy of epilepsy surgery. Under the process to develop programs to predict and to maximize QOL after epilepsy surgery, we found patients’ self-stigma, job-condition and individual-based patient education were important to improve the post-operative QOL.

Free Research Field

脳神経外科学、てんかん学