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Judy Ozuna1, Pamela Kelly1, Alan Towne1
1is a Nurse Practitioner at the Epilepsy Center of Excellence VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington. is Regional Administrative Director, Southeast Epilepsy Centers of Excellence, Durham VAMC in North Carolina and an Assistant Professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. is the Director at the Epilepsy Centers of Excellence at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, both in Richmond. is an Associate Professor at University of California, San Francisco and a Staff Physician at the Epilepsy Center of Excellence at the San Francisco VA Medical Center in California.
Digital and mobile epilepsy self-management platforms offer constant accessibility, rapid scalability, and modest costs. These features make them an attractive alternative to traditional, resource-intensive in-person epilepsy programs.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Digital Health
- Patient Self-Management
Background:
- Epilepsy self-management programs traditionally require significant resources.
- In-person programs face challenges with accessibility and scalability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the potential of digital and mobile platforms for epilepsy self-management.
- To highlight the advantages of technology-based interventions in epilepsy care.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on digital and mobile epilepsy self-management tools.
- Analysis of platform characteristics: accessibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
Main Results:
- Digital and mobile platforms provide constant accessibility to epilepsy self-management resources.
- These platforms demonstrate rapid scalability to accommodate a large user base.
- The implementation costs are modest compared to traditional in-person programs.
Conclusions:
- Digital and mobile epilepsy self-management platforms are a viable and attractive alternative.
- Technology-driven solutions offer efficient and cost-effective epilepsy self-management.
- Increased adoption of these platforms can improve patient outcomes and access to care.
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