Supporting treatment adherence regimens in children with epilepsy: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was undertaken to examine the efficacy of a family-tailored education and problem-solving behavioral intervention, Supporting Treatment Adherence Regimens (STAR), in young children (2-12 years old) with new onset epilepsy compared to an attention control (i.e., education only [EO]) intervention. Participants randomized to the STAR intervention were hypothesized to demonstrate significantly improved adherence at postintervention and 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up visits compared to the EO intervention. Seizure and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes were also examined.

Methods

Two hundred children with new onset epilepsy and their caregivers were recruited during routine epilepsy clinic visits. Baseline questionnaires were completed, and elect

SUBMITTER: Modi AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature