The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test an educational program about dementia in older adults living with epilepsy. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors improve dementia knowledge and health literacy among older adults with epilepsy? 2. Can aging related education and resources improve quality of life among older adults with epilepsy? Participants will: * Complete a 12-week group educational program. * Complete pre- and post-program evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
This a 12-week group educational program providing education on healthy aging, chronic disease management, dementia, and modifiable lifestyle dementia risk factors.
University of Califonia, San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
Dementia Knowledge
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Tool was designed to measure change in knowledge of dementia including dementia and its progress, support, and care. It contains 21 true/false items.
Time frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Health literacy
Short Assessment of Health Literacy-English is an 18-item scale assessing adult's ability to read and understand common medical terms.
Time frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
Health Related Quality of life
Quality of life in Epilepsy-31 is a self-report questionnaire assessing quality of life in individuals with epilepsy. It measures of overall quality of life, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, social support, social isolation, energy/fatigue, worry about seizure, medication effects, health discouragement, work/driving/social function, physical function, pain, role limitations due to physical problems, health perception, and perceived problems with attention/concentration, language, memory.
Time frame: Pre and Post intervention (3 months)
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