An evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of parents regarding epilepsy

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dc.contributor.authorAkbas, Yilmaz
dc.contributor.authorKartal, Servet
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:19:48Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:19:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground and aims: Knowledge about epilepsy and attitudes toward people with epilepsy can influence measures taken to manage epilepsy and seizures. The support and understanding of parents of children with epilepsy are invaluable in helping develop ordinary living skills. To determine the educational needs of parents of children with epilepsy, their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors should be evaluated. Therefore, we interviewed parents who had a child with epilepsy who was treated at the pediatric neu-rology clinic of a university hospital. We aimed to evaluate parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors toward children with epilepsy to determine their educational needs. Methods: This descriptive study included 221 parents of children with epilepsy who applied to Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Medical Faculty Hospital. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Pearson and exact chi-square tests were used for analysis. Results: In the present study, 221 parents were interviewed. A total of 66.5% of the participants were at the primary education level. The rate of participants who preferred healthcare professionals as a source of information about epilepsy was 78.9%. Forty-eight percent of the parents did not see consanguineous marriage as a reason. While some parents stated that epilepsy was supernatural, others had no idea whether it was contagious or not, and 46.2% of the participants stated that epilepsy is not a hereditary disease. The rate of those who tried nonphysician treatment was 16.3%. The rate of participants who thought that drinking alcohol would not trigger seizures was 86.9%. It was determined that 30.8% of the participants pulled the patient's tongue out during seizures. 16.7% of participants thought that pa-tients with epilepsy were disabled. 50.7% of the participants stated that their children with epilepsy could do any profession. Conclusions: Our study documented parents' lack of knowledge about epilepsy. Many parents have sig-nificant misunderstandings, negative attitudes, and parenting practices, and their knowledge and under-standing of epilepsy needs to be improved. Published by Elsevier Inc.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108621
dc.identifier.issn1525-5050
dc.identifier.issn1525-5069
dc.identifier.pmid35217386en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85126146378en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108621
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/9857
dc.identifier.volume129en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000761029200010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsy & Behavioren_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEpilepsyen_US
dc.subjectParentsen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.titleAn evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of parents regarding epilepsyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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