Overview
The purpose of this project is to conduct a trial to assess whether patients that receive a tablet-based waiting room priority communication tool (the "Epilepsy Visit Planner") have improved outcomes compared to patients that do not receive the tool.
The project's hypotheses are:
- Patients that receive the Epilepsy Visit Planner will have improved patient-provider communication compared to the non-planner group.
- Patients that receive the Epilepsy Visit Planner will have improved quality of life scores.
- The Epilepsy Visit Planner will score highly on process measures of feasibility and acceptability, demonstrating suitability for future larger scale study.
Additionally, there is a related survey project that is not part of the clinical trial and will not be included in this registration information.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria - Patient Participants:
- Adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
- Participants receiving care through the Epilepsy clinics at the University of Michigan
Exclusion Criteria - Patient Participants:
- <18 years old
- Non-English speaking
- Do not clearly have drug-resistant epilepsy
- Moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment that precludes study questionnaire completion
Inclusion Criteria - Provider Participants:
-University of Michigan epilepsy providers
Exclusion Criteria - Provider Participants:
-Not University of Michigan epilepsy providers