{"id":15603,"date":"2019-08-02T10:36:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T10:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjn.cat\/?p=15603"},"modified":"2019-08-02T10:36:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T10:36:07","slug":"comprehensive-health-care-and-response-to-epilepsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjn.cat\/en\/epilepsy\/comprehensive-health-care-and-response-to-epilepsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive health care and response to epilepsy"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/4″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

This is a WHO initative \u00b7\u00a0 Original source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/4″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Caring for people with epilepsy involves providing health care and social services to reduce the morbidity, premature mortality and negative psychosocial effects to which it is associated. Providing quality care for epilepsy is challenging because of its complexity, chronicity and considerable comorbidity.<\/p>\n

The care needs of people with epilepsy are multifaceted and should receive great attention from policymakers in all countries, as there are considerable gaps in policy and care available to them worldwide. Access to health care for people with epilepsy varies considerably from country to country and within countries, and there are unmet needs in all countries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Las necesidades de atencio\u0301n sanitaria de las personas con epilepsia y sus familias pueden considerarse como un modelo asistencial escalonado: desde el diagno\u0301stico inicial hasta los tratamientos no farmacolo\u0301gicos (por ejemplo, la cirugi\u0301a) para la epilepsia farmacorresistente. El tratamiento de las afecciones como\u0301rbidas debe ser un componente esencial en todos los niveles de atencio\u0301n. Los equipos interprofesionales (por ejemplo, me\u0301dicos, enfermeros, farmace\u0301uticos, terapeutas y trabajadores sociales) para prestar una atencio\u0301n centrada en la persona tambie\u0301n son importantes en el modelo escalonado. Se debe hacer hincapie\u0301 en la atencio\u0301n basada en la comunidad para aumentar el acceso de todas las personas que necesitan servicios relacionados con la epilepsia. Los servicios sociales y educativos deben proporcionar apoyo individualizado en todos los niveles de atencio\u0301n y deben continuar, segu\u0301n sea necesario, incluso cuando la persona ya no tenga crisis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”15613″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/6″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Policymakers should ensure that there is sufficient data on the population and the health care system to determine the need for epilepsy care, assess the care provided, determine the appropriate training of professionals, provide guidelines for quality health care, and allocate the necessary resources to ensure that people living with epilepsy have access to adequate health and social services.<\/p>\n

There are examples of countries where comprehensive epilepsy care is provided. The WHO Epilepsy Treatment Shortage Reduction Programme has demonstrated that epilepsy care can be cost-effectively integrated into the primary health care system in resource-poor settings. Through pilot projects in Ghana, Mozambique, Myanmar and Viet Nam, the programme has enabled 6.5 million people to have access to epilepsy care facilities.<\/p>\n

Get to know more about the World Health Organization report: Epilepsy: a public health imperative<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”left-right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”center”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]

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