. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Jul 25;50:103–107. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.06.040

Table 2.

Multinomial Logistic Regression: Initial Predictors of Adherence Trajectory Group Status

Variable	χ²	p value
Individual Factors
Family socioeconomic status	12.16	< .001^***
Seizure trajectories (High/Low)	2.43	.12
Antiepileptic drug side effects	2.02	.16
Parent Factors
Epilepsy knowledge	4.04	.04^*
Parent fears and concerns	1.12	.29
Perceived stigma	0.71	.40
Parent life stress	3.01	.08
Parenting-related stress	3.80	.05
Epilepsy-specific parenting stress	0.02	.88
Family Factors
Barriers to medication adherence	0.30	.58
Family problem-solving	10.57	.001^**
Family communication	9.83	.002^**
Behavior control	1.01	.31
Overall family functioning	0.56	.45

Note.

= p < .05;

^**

= p < .01;

^***

= p < .001;

Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) for significant predictors are: SES [OR = 1.058 (1.025,1.092)]; Epilepsy knowledge [OR = 1.095 (1.002,1.196)]; Family problem-solving [OR = 0.621 (0.466,0.828); Family communication [OR = 1.611 (1.196,2.171)].