A study on awareness and attitude of teachers on epilepsy in Istanbul

Bekiroğlu, Nural; Özkan, Refika; Gürses, Candan; Arpacı, Baki; Dervent, Ayşın

doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2003.12.007

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“…Considerable attention has been paid to determination of factors influencing knowledge of and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers. It was reported that more experienced teachers [28] and/ or the teachers who received pre-service or in-service epilepsy training [29] have more favorable attitudes and greater epilepsy-related knowledge. Our recent study shows that teachers having a personal experience with epilepsy exhibit a significantly higher level of knowledge and more positive attitudes towards people with epilepsy compared with teachers not having this experience [30] .…”

Section: Knowledge Of Familiarity With and Attitudes Towards Epilepsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Specifics of Children With Epilepsy in School Environment

Brabcová

Kohout

2015

International Journal of Neurology Research

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Our editorial focuses on specifics of children with epilepsy in school environment. Epilepsy and its common co-morbidities (learning disabilities, intellectual disability etc.) are introduced as a highlyrisk factor for school-life and academic achievement of the affected children. Attention is devoted to policy relevance of this topic and to important documents addressing it in this context. The state-ofart of three important aspects of the topic (the academic achievement and academic self-concept of children with epilepsy, the knowledge of, familiarity with and attitudes towards epilepsy among teachers and the role of classmates and parents of children with epilepsy) is thoroughly discussed in this editorial. Finally, a complex approach to this topic based on conceptual and structural modelling is promoted and any recommendations for a further research in this field are briefly outlined.

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Section: Knowledge Of Familiarity With and Attitudes Towards Epilepsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Specifics of Children With Epilepsy in School Environment

Brabcová

Kohout

2015

International Journal of Neurology Research

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“…A necessity to call for help was reported by 43.7% before and 50.9% after the program. Another example of a good training outcome was presented by Bekiroğlu et al (2004), this time teachers of primary schools from Istanbul participated. Before the training 69.3% of the group heard or read about epilepsy, 59.4% knew a person with epilepsy.…”

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Current knowledge about epilepsy and associated psychosocial conditions

Talarska¹,

Stanisławska²,

Strugała³

et al. 2014

Journal of Epileptology

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Introduction. Social knowledge about epilepsy has significant influence on shaping attitudes towards people with this disorder. Aim. The aim of the article was to find out an answer to the following question: How does the level of knowledge and perceiving people with epilepsy differ across societies of different countries? Material and methods. We evaluated 30 publications published between 2000 and 2013 on measuring the knowledge about epilepsy and psycho-social functioning of people with epilepsy. The articles were divided into five groups (including five continents): Europe-14 articles: six from Poland and eight from other countries, one from New Zealand, five from America, six from Asia and four from Africa. Discussion and conclusions. Despite widespread occurrence of the disorder in the world, the level of knowledge about epilepsy is low. Most authors, but also respondents, still postulate the necessity to introduce education on the matter to various age groups. The best form of communication used by the respondents is the media. Key words: epilepsy • knowledge • psychosocial conditions INTRODucTIONEpilepsy is one of the most often occurring neurological disorders in the world. De Boer et al. ( 2008) referring to the literature review informs that the epilepsy incidence rate in economically developed countries is from 40 to 70 on 100.000 persons per year, whereas in those developing it is higher -about 120 on 100.000 persons per year. It is usually higher in children and older people. Factors fostering the increase in incidence in poorer countries include: poor sanitary conditions, inefficient health system, increased infection risk of CNS and brain injuries (Sander, 2003;de Boer et al., 2008). This considerable occurrence of epilepsy, however, does not favour social functioning. In numerous studies that take into account various characteristics of the respondents (including i.a. age, sex, ethnic origins, financial situation, education level) the issue of stigma concerning people with epilepsy is noted (Austin et al., 2002;Doughty et al., 2003;Fernandes et al., 2004;Jacoby et al., 2004;Birbeck et al., 2006). In a study involving 15 European countries 51.0% of respondents reported stigmatization of patients and 18% reported a considerable feeling of stigmatization (Buck et al., 1999;Morrell, 2002). Doughty et al. (2003) claim, on the basis of studies in 10 European countries, there is a high stigmatization among 17% of respondents. The weakest feeling of stigmatization was reported by patients in Holland (27%) and Spain (31%); the strongest in Poland (56%) and France (62%). In studies that analyzed the stigma in people with epilepsy the authors (Baker et al., 1999;Jacoby et al., 2004;Jacoby, 2008) refer to the Goffman theory. This theory states that people become stigmatized when they considerably differ from the rest of the

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“…In 2004 done "A study on awareness and attitude of teachers on epilepsy in Istanbul" the study done among 346 teachers, and it was showed that more than half of teachers heard about epilepsy, while 71.9% attended seizure attack, and 59.4% knew someone with epilepsy. There was some misconceptions like 2.3% think epilepsy is contagious, or a psychological disease 17.8% 16 .…”

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confidence: 99%