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Feasibility and effects of nurse run clinics for patients with epilepsy in general practice : randomised controlled trial . Epilepsy Care Evaluation Group . OBJECTIVE To test the feasibility and effect of nurse run epilepsy clinics in primary care . DESIGN A randomised controlled trial of nurse run clinics versus " usual care . " SETTING Six general practices in the South Thames region . SUBJECTS 251 patients aged over 15 years who were taking anti-epileptic drugs or had a diagnosis of epilepsy and an attack in the past two years who met specified inclusion criteria and had responded to a questionnaire . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Questionnaire responses and recording of key variables extracted from the clinical records before and after the intervention . RESULTS 127 patients were randomised to a nurse run clinic , of whom 106 ( 83 % ) attended . The nurse wrote 28 letters to the general practitioners suggesting changes in epilepsy management . For this intervention group compared with the usual care group there was a highly significant improvement in the level of advice recorded as having been given on drug compliance , adverse drug effects , driving , alcohol intake , and self help groups . CONCLUSIONS Nurse run clinics for patients with epilepsy were feasible and well attended . Such clinics can significantly improve the level of advice and drug management recorded .
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Intervention_Physical
nurse run epilepsy clinics
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Intervention_Other
nurse run clinics
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Intervention_Control
usual care
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Intervention_Educational
changes in epilepsy management .
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Intervention_Control
usual care
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Intervention_Physical
Nurse run clinics
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Outcome_Other
Feasibility and effects
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Outcome_Other
feasibility and effect
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Outcome_Mental
level of advice recorded
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Outcome_Mental
drug compliance , adverse drug effects , driving , alcohol intake , and self help
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Outcome_Other
feasible and well attended
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Outcome_Mental
improve the level of advice and drug management
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Participant_Condition
nurse run clinics for patients with epilepsy in general practice :
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Participant_Condition
nurse run epilepsy clinics in primary care .
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Participant_Sample-size
251
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Participant_Age
15 years
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Participant_Condition
epilepsy
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Participant_Sample-size
127
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Participant_Condition
Nurse run clinics for patients with epilepsy