Cochrane · systematic review · CD006245
Care delivery and self‐management strategies for children with epilepsy
Fleeman, N, Bradley, PM, Panebianco, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
EpilepsyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 62.5%Moderate 3 · 37.5%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Care delivery and self‐management strategies compared to usual care for children/adolescents with epilepsy and/or their parents
Population: children/adolescents with epilepsy and/or their parents
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of seizures at 12 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 167 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Seizure severity (frequency and duration of seizures) at 3 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | OR 1.78 [0.98, 3.26] | 1 study · 214 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Seizure control rate at 12 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | OR 2.57 [1.01, 6.53] | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Seizure cure rate at 12 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | OR 2.25 [1.08, 4.68] | 1 study · 120 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Drug adherence (MMAS‐8) at 3 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | OR 3.96 [2.03, 7.76] | 2 studies · 274 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Epilepsy Knowledge Test for Children (EKTC) at 3 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 92 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Seizure Self‐Efficacy Scale for Children (SSES‐C) at 3 months  Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 168 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Self‐perception of epilepsy on quality of life (PedsQL) at 3 months Care delivery and self‐management strategies vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |