Follow-up assessment of parents of children with epilepsy referred to Ali Asghar Children's Hospital on their knowledge and performance

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of examining the follow-up of parents of children with epilepsy on their knowledge and performance. Researcher selected 29 parents through the available sampling method, after obtaining the approval of the Ethics and Licensing Committee. Then, training in epilepsy care and prevention was given to them according to a checklist, and after a month, they were followed up by phone, and the questionnaires were completed. Using the pairwise comparison test (paired t-test), it can be concluded that the two variables of knowledge of how to work and rest at home and knowledge of time and how to bandage, bathe and care, had no significant differences before and after the intervention; because the probability value was higher than the significance level (P-value = 0.83).  Using the Cohen's kappa coefficient, it was found that 85% of people have reached the desired knowledge through education.