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Stress and Seizures: Behavioural Stress-Reduction Interventions’ Efficiency in Lowering Seizure Frequency
University of Skövde, School of Bioscience. (Cognitive neuroscience and consciousness research group)
2019 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Epilepsy is the most common, chronic, serious neurological disease in the world, with an estimated 65 million people affected worldwide. Recent studies on people diagnosed with epilepsy suggest that stress might trigger epileptic seizures. Interventions aimed at lowering stress might be able to reduce the risk for epileptic seizures among epileptics. In an attempt to explore this possibility, I conducted a systematic review addressing the efficacy of behavioral interventions targeted at lowering stress on seizure frequency among an epileptic population. This article also investigated the efficacy of these interventions on lowering self-perceived stress in the same population. Three databases were searched for obtaining 54 references. After a systematic filtering process, a set of 2 studies was retained after the full search procedure. The results suggest stress-reducing behavioral interventions do not have any statistically significant effects on lowering seizure frequency but have a statistically significant effect on lowering self-perceived stress ratings among an epileptic population. The small but promising results from trials and systematic reviews not included in this review warrant further research into the topic. Limitations regarding search procedure included studies and consideration for further research and reading for the presented topics are discussed.

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2019. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Epilepsy, epileptics, people with epilepsy, PWE, stress-reduction, stress-control, stress-regulation, stress management, seizure frequency, seizure reduction, systematic review
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Neurosciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-17173OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-17173DiVA, id: diva2:1326797
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Cognitive Neuroscience
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Psychological Coach
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Available from: 2019-06-20 Created: 2019-06-18 Last updated: 2019-06-20Bibliographically approved

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