Development of epilepsy action plan: an innovation of disease management

Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease which interferes with the brain cell that affects people of all ages. It causes frequent seizures and starts at any age but usually in childhood and people over 60. It is often lifelong, but sometimes gets better over time. Epilepsy sufferers experience hurdles with their quality of life (QOL) and sometimes face problems due to unexpected seizure episodes in public. People with epilepsy often do not receive appropriate care from their surroundings, which often results in their illness remaining untreated, affecting both their physical and psychological health. The objective of this study is to design a campaign to raise awareness of epilepsy on how it can be well managed as it is highly treatable. Besides, it can increase the public's knowledge, especially the caretaker of this neurological condition which affects nearly 50 million people worldwide. This epilepsy campaign was designed using an informative and attractive video that has information about the emergency treatment and post action care to overcome seizure. In this video, the first aid training demonstration to prepare everyone when they are facing emergency situations that involve epilepsy was presented. The feedback gained from 50 viewers of the video reported that about half of the respondents are aware of epilepsy but are not aware of how to handle it. All in all, this campaign has successfully made the community understand and realize the importance of treating and helping epilepsy patients when needed does increase the interest of the public to know more about these diseases.