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. 2020 Oct 22;2020(10):CD008312. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008312.pub4
Study Reason for exclusion
Adamolekun 1999 Not a RCT; the 24 health facilities were consecutively allocated to intervention or control.
Boggs 2007 There is insufficient information to make a sound decision.
Choudhry 2017 The study examined the effect of 3 low‐cost reminder devices on medication adherence. Results are presented for cardiovascular or other nondepression chronic conditions (the chronic disease stratum) but not clear if any epileptic patients were included.
Cramer 1995 A placebo‐controlled trial of vigabatrin; during the trial, the utility of an electronic monitoring device in evaluating what dose was actually received by participants was examined. However, randomisation was to receiving vigabatrin or placebo, not to any adherence‐enhancing intervention
Lewis 1990 Effect of educational programme on parents' knowledge, dealing with anger and anxiety and decision‐making skills; adherence as an outcome is not reported.
May 2002 Effect of educational programme on QoL, knowledge and seizure frequency, but adherence as outcome is not reported.
McLaughlin 2011 Examined the effectiveness of CBT to manage seizures and improve psychosocial functioning in older adults with epilepsy. Adherence as an outcome is not reported.
Ridsdale 1997 Effect of nurse intervention on knowledge, emotional state and seizure frequency, but no adherence outcome reported.
Ridsdale 1999 Effect of nurse intervention on knowledge, emotional state and seizure frequency, but no adherence outcome reported.

CBT: cognitive behavioural therapy; QoL: quality of life; RCT: randomised controlled trial