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Increasing adherence to treatment in epilepsy: what do the strongest trials show?

Abstract

Patient non-adherence to prescribed anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) remains a challenge to successful treatment of patients with epilepsy. However, the literature on epilepsy does not document a comprehensive review of interventions to improve adherence as a means to improve clinical outcomes. This study systematically reviews existing literature on interventions to enhance AED adherence and clinical outcomes, and the measures of adherence included …

Authors

da Mota Gomes M; Navarro T; Keepanasseril A; Jeffery R; Haynes RB

Journal

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Vol. 135, No. 3, pp. 266–272

Publisher

Hindawi

Publication Date

March 2017

DOI

10.1111/ane.12668

ISSN

0001-6314