Epilepsy-related knowledge and attitudes of nursing students

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dc.contributor.authorSaritas, Serdar
dc.contributor.authorTarlaci, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorAktura, Seher Cevik
dc.contributor.authorSaritas, Seyhan Citlik
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:37:30Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:37:30Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to determine the epilepsy-related knowledge and attitudes of nursing students. Method: The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 986 nursing students from the nursing faculty of a state university in eastern T & uuml;rkiye. Data were collected using a sociodemographic information form, the Epilepsy Knowledge Scale, and the Epilepsy Attitudes Scale. internal consistency coefficient were used for data analysis. Results: The average age of participants was 21.18 +/- 1.79 years, with 67.2% being female, 27.5% 4th-year students, and 89.5% did not have a family member with epilepsy. The mean scores for the Epilepsy Knowledge Scale and the Epilepsy Attitudes Scale were 9.65 +/- 4.04 and 57.16 +/- 7.85, respectively. Gender, academic year, source of information, personal experience witnessing an epileptic seizure, providing care to an epilepsy patient, and the location of witnessing a seizure were significant predictors of epilepsy-related knowledge. Gender and knowledge about epilepsy were significant predictors of attitudes towards epilepsy. Conclusion: The study revealed that nursing students had moderate levels of knowledge about epilepsy and positive attitudes towards the condition.
dc.identifier.doi10.54029/2026caf
dc.identifier.endpage137
dc.identifier.issn1823-6138
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105036270362
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage131
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.54029/2026caf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5059
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001722482100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsean Neurological Assoc
dc.relation.ispartofNeurology Asia
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectEpilepsy Knowledge
dc.subjectEpilepsy Attitudes
dc.subjectNursing Student
dc.titleEpilepsy-related knowledge and attitudes of nursing students
dc.typeArticle

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