Abstract: Background: Epilepsy is a serious brain disorder predisposing the patient to severe injuries and even death. Patient education is a crucial to effective management of chronic disorders including epilepsy stressing the importance of utilizing self-management practices to improve seizure control, medication adherence, better managing the disease and reduce mortality.
Aim: To investigate the effect of self-care enhancement program on self-management among patients with epilepsy.......
Keywords: Self-Care Enhancement Program (SCEP), Nursing, Self-Management (SM)
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