TABLE 3.
Contrasts between parental preferences for seizure detection devices among three subgroups of respondents: parents of a child with learning disability (n = 19), parents with previous SDD use (n = 21), parents of a child with a relative high seizure frequency (n = 25) a
| Attributes | Levels | Learning disability | SDD usage | High seizure frequency a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to use | After consulting a neurologist | ++ | ++ | = |
| After a 2‐week test period in a clinical setting | −− | = | ||
| Alert | Alarms for major and minor seizures | − | ++ | = |
| Alarms for major seizures, silent notifications for minor seizures | = | = | = | |
| Interface | Ability to view measurements at the time of alarm | ++ | −− | −− |
| Continuous ability to view measurements with option to look back in time | = | = | = | |
| Interaction | Video image during an alarm | = | = | = |
| Continuous video images with sound | = | + | − | |
| Continuous video images with sound and the option to talk back via the device | = | ++ | ++ | |
| Personalization | Personal feedback on right and wrong alarms to adjust the algorithm | ++ | = | = |
| The device trains itself, without personal interference | = | ++ | = |
Abbreviations: −/−−, negative effect on parental preferences with p < .05/p < .01; +/++, positive effect on parental preferences with p < .05/p < .01; =, no effect on parental preferences; SDD, seizure detection device.
a
Seizure frequency was labeled as high if the frequency exceeded the median seizure frequency among participants (one seizure/week).