Self-management for People with Epilepsy

Participants receiving the SMART intervention will participate in 8 group-format 45-60 minute sessions (up to 10 participants per group), which will be collaboratively delivered over Zoom by a Nurse Educator and a Peer Educator with epilepsy. Telephone call-in and supplemental printed materials will be available for those who do not have internet access. The initial group session portion of SMART will be completed over 10-12 weeks. Educational components address the challenges imposed by epilepsy and comorbidity, as well as problem-identification and goal-setting, while Peer Educators and the group format address adherence, social support/social isolation, and self-efficacy. Following group sessions, participants will have 3 brief (no more than 15 minutes) monthly web-based or telephone maintenance sessions conducted by the Nurse Educator. Telephone sessions will address on-going issues of epilepsy self-management, including treatment adherence.