The Effect of Self-care Education Based on Short Message Service on Self-efficacy and Adherence to the Medication Regimen in Adolescents with Epilepsy Referred to Iran Epilepsy Association of in 2016

Self-care in chronic diseases includes the study and control of the disease, compliance of the medication regimen, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and daily function. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of self-care education by Mobile on self-efficacy and adherence to the medication regimen in adolescents with epilepsy referred to Iran Epilepsy Association.
This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 adolescents (age range, 12-18 years) with epilepsy registered in the Iran Epilepsy Association. The participants were randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. Data were collected using the demographic questionnaire, eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) and self-efficacy questionnaire. The educational messages were sent during 3 months for the intervention group and for the control group did not send any messages. After 3 months, all patients completed the questionnaires again. The data were analyzed using the SPSS software.
Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in demographic variables, self-efficacy and adherence to medication regimen between the intervention and control groups (P > 0.05), but after the intervention, the mean scores of the variables in the intervention group were significantly increased and significant differences were found between the two groups (P The results of this study showed benefits of educational messages, adopting self-efficacy and adherence to the medication regimen among patients with epilepsy.