2.4 Outcome measures
Outcomes of this study were the efficacy, safety and adherence to AEDs,
satisfaction with information about AEDs and QoL in pediatric patients
with epilepsy. Efficacy was particularly measured by comparing the
number of pediatric patients who became seizure free during the study
period. Comparison between the number of pediatric patients who are
seizure free at baseline and who became seizure free at follow-up was
done in each group separately, and comparing the number of seizure free
patients between groups at baseline and follow up. Safety of AEDs was
measured by the PESQ score, adherence to AEDs was measured by the 8-MMAS
score, parent/caregiver satisfaction with information about AEDs was
measured by the SIMS score, and finally, QoL in pediatric patients with
epilepsy was measured by the PedsQL epilepsy module score. A comparison
between the mean scores at baseline and at follow-up in each group, and
comparing the means between groups at baseline and follow-up was done.