SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2010
Care delivery and self-management strategies for children with epilepsy.
Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Care delivery and self-management strategies for children with epilepsy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Care delivery and self-management strategies for children with epilepsy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Assessing Treatment Fidelity within an Epilepsy Randomized Controlled Trial: Seizure First Aid Training for People with Epilepsy Who Visit Emergency Departments.Behavioural neurology · 2019Trial
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- Mothers' reports of the difficulties that their children experience in taking methotrexate for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and how these impact on quality of life.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2013Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundEpilepsy care for children has been criticised for its lack of impact. Various service models and strategies have been developed in response to perceived inadequacies in care provision for children and their families.
objectivesWe set out to compare the effectiveness of specialist or dedicated teams or individuals in the care of children with epilepsy with usual care services. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library February issue, 2010), MEDLINE (1950 to March 2010), EMBASE (1988 to May 2006*), PsycINFO (1806 to March 2010) and CINAHL (1982 to March 2010).*Please note that as we currently do not have access to EMBASE, we have been unable to update this aspect of our searching. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised controlled trials, controlled or matched trials, cohort studies or other prospective studies with a control group, or time series studies. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Each review author independently selected studies, extracted data and assessed the quality of included studies. MAIN
resultsFour trials and five reports are included in this review. They report on four different education and counselling programmes for children, children and parents, or teenagers and parents. Each programme showed some benefits for the well-being of children with epilepsy, but each trial had methodological flaws and no single programme was evaluated by more than one study. AUTHORS'
conclusionsWhile each of the programmes in this review showed some benefit to children with epilepsy their impacts were extremely variable. No programme showed benefits across the full range of outcomes. No study appears to have demonstrated any detrimental effects but the evidence in favour of any single programme is insufficient to make it possible to recommend one programme rather than another. More trials, carried out by independent research teams, are needed.
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