Table 3.
Comparison of baseline and follow-up
| Variable | Intervention group | Nonintervention group | Combined groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | p-Value | Baseline | Follow-up | p-Value | Baseline | Follow-up | p-Value | |
| Adherence (%) | |||||||||
| Self-reported | 52/195 (26.7) | 193/303 (63.7) | <0.001 | 54/199 (27.1) | 177/278 (63.7) | <0.001 | 106/395 (26.9) | 370/581 (63.7) | <0.001 |
| Detectable blood levels of AED | 71/195 (36.4) | 85/105 (81.0) | <0.001 | 76/199 (38.2) | 64/86 (74.4) | <0.001 | 147/394 (37.3) | 149/191 (78.0) | <0.001 |
| Optimal blood levels of AED | 52/192 (27.1) | 50/105 (47.6) | 0.004 | 59/196 (30.1) | 43/86 (50.0) | 0.001 | 111/388 (28.6) | 93/191 (48.7) | <0.001 |
| Less frequent Seizures | 187/303 (61.7) | 243/303 (80.2) | <0.001 | 186/278 (66.9) | 208/278 (74.8) | 0.04 | 373/581 (64.2) | 451/581 (77.6) | <0.001 |
| KEBAS: mean (SD) | |||||||||
| Beliefs about causes of epilepsy | 7.3 (2.8) | 7.4 (2.6) | 0.63 | 7.3 (2.9) | 7.0 (2.7) | 0.16 | 7.3 (2.8) | 7.2 (2.6) | 0.53 |
| Beliefs about biomedical treatment | 15.0 (2.0) | 15.1 (1.9) | 0.45 | 14.9 (2.2) | 15.0 (1.9) | 0.48 | 15.0 (2.1) | 15.1 (1.9) | 0.30 |
| Beliefs about cultural treatment | 11.0 (4.8) | 12.8 (4.1) | <0.001 | 11.1 (4.9) | 11.6 (4.3) | 0.17 | 11.1 (4.8) | 12.2 (4.2) | <0.001 |
| Beliefs about risks of epilepsy | 7.4 (1.3) | 7.3 (1.3) | 0.22 | 7.5 (1.2) | 7.4 (1.4) | 0.47 | 7.4 (1.2) | 7.3 (1.3) | 0.16 |
| Stereotypes about epilepsy | 8.4 (4.2) | 11.0 (3.8) | <0.001 | 8.5 (4.6) | 10.0 (3.9) | <0.001 | 8.5 (4.4) | 10.5 (3.8) | <0.001 |
Items of KEBAS are reported as mean (standard deviation) of the scores. If all the data were not available, both the numerators and denominators are provided.