‘Seizure First Aid Training’ for people with epilepsy who attend emergency departments and their family and friends: study protocol for intervention development and a pilot randomised controlled trial

摘要

IntroductionPeople with chronic epilepsy (PWE) often make costly but clinically unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits. Offering them and their carers a self-management intervention that improves confidence and ability to manage seizures may lead to fewer visits. As no such intervention currently exists, we describe a project to develop and pilot one.