2.2. Research design and randomization
Epileptic seizures, anxiety, hemisphere dysfunction, infection, WeChat-based, depression, epileptic, congenital diseases or nervous system diseases
EPILEPTIC SEIZURES, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION, HYDROCEPHALUS, INFECTION, EPILEPSY, EPILEPTIC
This study was a single center randomized controlled study that conducted in department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. We numbered the patients of recruited epileptic children according to the order in which they were recruited for the study and grouped them using a random number table method. The recruited epileptic children were divided into control group and WeChat group according to 1:1 agreement after. WeChat-based remote follow-up management was performed in the WeChat group after discharge, while traditional outpatient follow-up management was performed in the control group. On the day of discharge and 6 months after discharge, we evaluated home care burden by family caregiver task inventory (FCTI) scale and zarit burden interview (ZBI) scale, and evaluated negative emotion by self-rating anxiety Scale (SAS) scale and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scale on parents of epileptic children.Inclusion criteria: Epileptic seizures more than 10 times/year; 2 to 10 years old; Epilepsy duration is more than 12 months; Normal intelligence; Living with father and mother, and younger than 40 years old. Exclusion criteria: Accompanied by other congenital diseases or nervous system diseases; Postoperative complications, such as infection, hydrocephalus, etc. Contralateral hemisphere dysfunction; Mental retardation; Parents of epileptic children will not use WeChat.