• Department of Neurology, Shenzhen Children’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518038, China;
YE Jinghua, Email: yejh2008@163.com
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Objective This article aims to comprehensively retrieve and summarize the best evidence for the self-management of epilepsy in adolescents, so as to provide a reference for clinical medical staff and relevant decision makers. Methods We systematically searched Cochrane, Global Guidelines Collaboration (GIN), Scottish Interhospital Guidelines Network (SIGN), Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), NICE, RANO (Nurses' Association of Ontario, Canada), UpToDate, BMJ, Medical Maitong, PubMed, International League Against Epilepsy, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database and other databases and websites. All kinds of literature related to the self-management of epilepsy in adolescents were collected from the establishment of the database to April 18, 2023, including clinical decision-making, clinical guidelines,. Evidence summary, expert consensus, systematic review, etc. Four researchers were invited to evaluate the quality of the retrieved guidelines, and two researchers independently screened and evaluated the quality of the remaining literature. According to the opinions of professionals, data extraction and analysis were performed on the literature that met the inclusion criteria. Results A total of 9 articles were included, including 3 clinical guidelines, 3 expert consensus and 3 systematic reviews. We summarized the evidence in the literature in the following 8 aspects: Self-management initiation timing, monitoring management, psychological management, innovative self-management mode, information and support, medication management, daily life management and follow-up management. We identified 34 best pieces of evidence. Conclusions This article provides health care providers with the best evidence for the self-management of adolescents with epilepsy, guiding them to provide self-management education and counseling for adolescents with epilepsy through evidence-based methods, helping them to improve self-management ability, reduce seizures, reduce health services and healthcare costs, and improve quality of life.

Citation: WANG Fangping, YE Jinghua, TIAN Xiaoqin, SUN Linlin, ZHENG Mengmeng. Summary of the best evidence for self-management of adolescent children with epilepsy. Journal of Epilepsy, 2024, 10(3): 234-239. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.202401011 Copy

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