Impact of Epilepsy on Productivity and Quality of Life
Employment and work productivity are commonly reduced in people who experience seizures, particularly those with DRE. Lower productivity was associated with poorer quality of life. Further studies are needed to understand the nature of this relationship.
Authors
- Kristoffer Jarlov Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9687-5706)
- Zanfina Ademi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-3522)
- Barbara Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-6736)
- Saul A. Mullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1224-4101)
- Anton de Weger
- Amanda Anderson
- Karen Oliver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-6153)
- Stanley Amarasekara
- Gopisankar Mohanannair Geethadevi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-477X)
- Emma Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-3844)
- David N. Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6225-7739)
- Mangor Pedersen
- Paul Lightfoot
- David F. Abbott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-8238)
- Patrick Kwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7310-276X)
- Graeme D. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-5326)
- Heath Pardoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0123-2167)
- Donna M. Hutchison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-8561)
- Zhibin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1888-6917)
- Rachel Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0626-1175)
- Chris Tailby
- Jonas Haderlein
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (AU)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- The Centre for Health (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Monash Institute of Medical Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000214011
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00