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.