White Coat Adherence over the First Year of Therapy in Pediatric Epilepsy

摘要: Objective To examine white coat adherence over time in children with epilepsy. Study design This was a longitudinal prospective study to medication prior and following consecutive clinic visits 13-month period 120 newly diagnosed epilepsy (M age = 7.2 ± 2.9 years; 38% female) their caregivers. Electronic monitors were used assess ordinal logistic regression models employed. Results demonstrated adherence, increasing during the 3 days preceding visits. Data also revealed significant interaction, whereby increased initial visits, but decreased last visit. Conclusions White occurs for Increased awareness of has important implications clinical decision-making should be examined other pediatric populations. monitoring patterns can help clinicians avoid unnecessary changes treatment regimen. Interventions targeting improved communication around behaviors are necessary maximize therapy benefits.