Evaluation of nursing students' epilepsy-related knowledge and attitudes

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dc.authoridOZDEMIR, Ozlem/0000-0002-3897-3890
dc.authoridErol, Ozgul/0000-0001-9676-7115
dc.authoridYenici Bulut, Ecehan/0000-0003-0720-0040
dc.authoridBIKMAZ, ZULFIYE/0000-0003-3785-968X
dc.contributor.authorUnsar, Serap
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorErol, Ozguel
dc.contributor.authorBikmaz, Zuelfiye
dc.contributor.authorBulut, Ecehan Yenici
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:00:31Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: This study evaluated the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students toward epilepsy. Method: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with the voluntary participation of 161 nursing students in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years of study who were registered at the summer school of Tralcya University, Faculty of Health Sciences in the 2017-2018 academic year. The data were collected through a research questionnaire form and the Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Scales. The normal distribution of the data was tested using the one-sample Kolmogorov-Smimov test. Nonparametric tests were used since the data were not normally distributed. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, range, numbers, and percentages), the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation test were used in the data analysis. Findings: Half of the nursing students (55.9%) were females with a mean age of 22.14 +/- 1.81 years, and 43.5% of the students were third-year students. Of the students, 90.7% were informed about epilepsy from sources including their school/course/instructor (64%), the television/internet (10.6%), and healthcare professionals (6.8%). The mean scores obtained on the Epilepsy Knowledge Scale (EKS) and the mean score on the Epilepsy Attitude Scale (EAS) were 10.23 +/- 4.24 and 57.66 +/- 8.83, respectively. A significant positive correlation was found between the knowledge and attitude scores of the students regarding epilepsy (p < .001). As the students' knowledge increased, their attitudes also increased positively toward epilepsy. The female students had a more positive attitude toward epilepsy than did the male students. Further, the students who had knowledge about epilepsy and who provided care for patients with epilepsy had higher scores and displayed more positive altitudes toward epilepsy (p < .05). Conclusion: This study determined that the participating nursing students had a moderate level of knowledge regarding epilepsy. In addition to theoretical knowledge of epilepsy, the experience of caring fora patient with epilepsy had a positive effect on the students attitudes. The nursing education curriculum should place greater focus on epilepsy and interventions for epilepsy seizures. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107167
dc.identifier.issn1525-5050
dc.identifier.issn1525-5069
dc.identifier.pmid32603806en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85086942718en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107167
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20867
dc.identifier.volume111en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000577327900013en_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.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectStudenten_US
dc.subjectNurseen_US
dc.subjectHealth-Care Professionalsen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectSeizuresen_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of nursing students' epilepsy-related knowledge and attitudesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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