Clinical nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward patients with epilepsy

Dayapoğlu, Nuray; Tan, Mehtap

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.009

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“…More nurses in our study (76.4%) had positive attitude toward the dangers of epilepsy for other people. attitude toward the dangers of epilepsy for other people was more in our study as well as some other studies in comparison with in Dayapoglu et al in our study, attitude toward epilepsy decreased as the educational level of nurses increased which was in contrast with findings of Dayapoglu et al (12).…”

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Assessment of knowledge about epilepsy and attitude toward epilepsy among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences

Abbas¹,

Ahangar²,

Saadat³

et al. 2019

Ro J Neurol.

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background. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of nurses of hospitals affiliated to Babol University of medical sciences with regard to epilepsy and its related factors. Method. This descriptive study was performed on 500 nurses working at educational hospitals of Babol, Iran, in 2017. A questionnaire including 7 demographic questions, 14 questions of knowledge and 10 questions of attitude was used to collect the related data. Results were gained through ANOVA and T-test. results. In this study, the level of knowledge about epilepsy was significantly higher in subjects younger than 25 years old (P = 0.03), but the attitude toward epilepsy across different age groups was not significantly different. Also, there was no significant difference between knowledge and attitude between the two sexes, marital status and work experience. Nurses' knowledge was not significant in terms of education, but their attitude toward epilepsy was higher in those with undergraduate education than those with higher educated (P <0.001). There was no significant difference in knowledge about epilepsy based on income level, but their attitude was significantly higher in people with lower income (P <0.001). conclusions. Nurses' knowledge about epilepsy was higher in younger age groups and newly employed ones. Positive attitudes toward epilepsy also had a reverse relationship with education and income levels. A training program is needed to increase the awareness and skills of dealing with patients with epilepsy.

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Assessment of knowledge about epilepsy and attitude toward epilepsy among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences

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Ahangar²,

Saadat³

et al. 2019

Ro J Neurol.

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“…Before the education program, the nurses scored relatively low (an average of 69.63 out of 100) for knowledge on epilepsy. Dayapoglu and Tan [10], who investigated epilepsy-related knowledge and attitude in 96 nurses, found that they scored an average of 78.8 out of 100 for knowledge about epilepsy. Therefore, it seems to be essential to establish a systematic continuing nursing education program to improve nurses' knowledge and skills in caring for children with epilepsy in hospital settings.…”

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“…When a patient with epilepsy has a seizure, a nurse can give correct information to the doctor and the caregiver and perform the primary intervention. To do this, nurses must have extensive education on evidence-based epilepsy management, as well as guidelines or protocols for correct and systematic nursing interventions in cases of seizure in a child with epilepsy [6,9,10].…”

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“…An education program for providing nursing care to children with epilepsy was developed on the basis of the interviews about educational needs and a literature review [6,10,16,17] (Table 1). It was designed to improve nurses' knowledge of epilepsy in children and to make good use of nursing interventions when children with epilepsy experience a seizure.…”

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Effects of an Algorithm-based Education Program on Nursing Care for Children with Epilepsy by Hospital Nurses

Lee¹,

Ju²,

Lee³

2019

Child Health Nurs Res

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Purpose: Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in childhood. Hospital nurses, who are the first to recognize seizures in epilepsy patients in the ward environment, possess expertise related to epilepsy and play a central role in epilepsy management. The purpose of this study was to develop an algorithm-based education program and to improve nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy related to providing nursing care to children with epilepsy. Methods: The education program consisted of lectures on the definition, cause, classification, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing of epilepsy based on a booklet, as well as practice using an algorithm for nursing interventions when a child experiences a seizure. Twenty-seven nurses working at pediatric neurological wards and a pediatric emergency room participated in the education program. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the paired t-test. Results: Nurses' knowledge and self-efficacy showed a statistically significant improvement after participation in the education program on nursing care for children with epilepsy. Conclusion: The application of this education program for hospital setting is expected to improve nurses' capability to care for children with epilepsy, thereby contributing to a higher quality of nursing.

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“…[34] Clinical nurses lack of knowledge and negative attitudes regarding epilepsy may affect the quality of health care for patients with epilepsy. [35] An observation made between October and November 2016 at the Asutifi North District Health Directorate in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana indicated that among the top 10 diseases in the district, epilepsy was not captured, and that the district has minimal information on epilepsy. This was evident by data gathered from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) District Health Information Management System (DHIMS) which indicated that the Brong Ahafo Region had recorded 17,666 for cases of epilepsy in 2012, with 104 cases of epilepsy for Asutifi South District, but none for the Asutifi North.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Epilepsy Among Nurses in Asutifi North District

Asare¹,

Boakye²,

Aryee³

2020

EJHS

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Background: Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest known brain disorders among several medical conditions. A recent study has indicated that 70 million people are estimated to suffer from this disease. Despite the increase education and health care, some health professionals continue to linger in darkness about cause and treatment options of the disease.Purpose. The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding epilepsy among nurses within the Asutifi North District with the aim of understanding their subjective experiences and knowledge on epilepsy in a socio-cultural context and how their attitude shaped their practice towards people with epilepsy.Methodology. The study employed an exploratory descriptive cross-sectional design with 102 participants using a standard statistical formula. Data was collected using a paper based semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analysis was by STATA version 12.Results. Findings showed that 67.7% (69/102) of the nurses were aware of the causes of epilepsy whereas 59.8% have low level of knowledge on the disease. Results indicated that 82.4% of the nurses suspect PWE have mental illness, 70.6% of the nurses had positive attitude towards epilepsy. The socio-demographic characteristics of religion (Muslim) (p=0.017), area of speciality (RMN) (p=0.045) as well as close family relationship with epilepsy (p=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge on epilepsy. Factors that were found to influence attitude towards epilepsy were sex (Female) (p=0.037) and religion (Muslim) (p=0.012). However, specialty area (RMN) (p=0.054) did not statistically impact on the study. Nurses at the Asutifi North District therefore tended to have low knowledge and positive attitude on epilepsy. It is important to improve training and health care delivery for epilepsy.Recommendation. The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Health should run intermediary workshops, at least every six months, to train nurses in epilepsy diagnoses to reduce the treatment gap. The health directorate should raise awareness and educate the communities on epilepsy to reduce stigma. Enhancing nursing education and training on epilepsy by the Ministry of Health and its agencies is imperative to improving health care delivery for people living with the disease

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Clinical nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward patients with epilepsy

Cited by 42 publications

References 25 publications

Assessment of knowledge about epilepsy and attitude toward epilepsy among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences

Assessment of knowledge about epilepsy and attitude toward epilepsy among nurses in hospitals affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences

Effects of an Algorithm-based Education Program on Nursing Care for Children with Epilepsy by Hospital Nurses

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Epilepsy Among Nurses in Asutifi North District

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