The impact of an epilepsy peer education program on knowledge, attitudes, and first aid approaches: A quasi-experimental design.

IF 2.3 3区 医学 Q2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Epilepsy & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110224
Yasemin Şahin Yıldız, Büşra Kurtuluş
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a peer education program on students' epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, and seizure first aid approaches.

Methods: This study utilized a one-group pretest/posttest quasi-experimental design. Peer educators provided training to 1343 peer students. The program consisted of two face-to-face sessions, each lasting 60 min. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, first aid management information form, The Epilepsy Knowledge Level Scale, and The Epilepsy Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, paired samples t-test, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.

Results: The Epilepsy Knowledge Scale score increased from 8.17(±3.46) to 12.50(±2.41), and The Epilepsy Attitude Scale score increased from 59.39(±7.32) to 61.01(±6.95) after the training. There was a significant positive correlation between students' knowledge and attitudes both before training (r = 0.305, p < 0.05) and after training (r = 0.344, p < 0.05). After the training, the percentage of students who felt competent for seizure first aid intervention increased from 20.5 % to 54.4 % (p < 0.001). After the training, the results regarding recognizing seizure symptoms and what to do during a seizure were statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Significance: Our results show that peer-mediated learning is highly acceptable and that the training improves students' knowledge, positive attitudes, and seizure first aid approaches. Given these results, it is suggested that school-based epilepsy peer education programs be developed and implemented for students who will become future health professionals.

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Epilepsy & Behavior
Epilepsy & Behavior 医学-行为科学
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期刊介绍: Epilepsy & Behavior is the fastest-growing international journal uniquely devoted to the rapid dissemination of the most current information available on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior presents original peer-reviewed articles based on laboratory and clinical research. Topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including clinical neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging. From September 2012 Epilepsy & Behavior stopped accepting Case Reports for publication in the journal. From this date authors who submit to Epilepsy & Behavior will be offered a transfer or asked to resubmit their Case Reports to its new sister journal, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.
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