The evaluation of the training, the approach to epilepsy and epileptic seizure, which was given to teachers in Turkiye

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dc.contributor.authorKartal, Mert
dc.contributor.authorKarakas, Nese
dc.contributor.authorTuz, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorKapikiran, Gurkan
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:41:19Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:41:19Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder among humans after headaches. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 50-65 million individuals were diagnosed with epilepsy throughout the world, and around two million new cases of epilepsy are added to this figure every year. Methods: Designed as descriptive and cross-sectional research, this study was performed on 132 elementary school teachers. Training on epilepsy and epileptic seizure was given to teachers. The pretest and posttest research data were collected with the face-to-face interview method. In this process, the epilepsy knowledge scale was used as well as a survey form that had questions designed to find out about teachers' personal characteristics. The Statistical Package for Social Science 25.0 was utilized in the statistical analysis of research data. In the research, the statistical significance was identified if the p-value was below.05 (p < .05). Results: Of all teachers participating in the study, 59.1% were female, 90.2% were married, and 47.7% witnessed an epilepsy seizure before. The mean of teachers' pretest epilepsy knowledge scores was 8.43 +/- 4.31 points before the training while the mean of their posttest epilepsy knowledge scores was 12.65 +/- 2.48 points after the training. The difference between the means of pretest and posttest scores was statistically significant (p = .000). After the training, there was a statistically significant increase in means of scores obtained by teachers from each item of the epilepsy knowledge scale (p < .05). Conclusions: As there was a statistically significant improvement in levels of teachers' knowledge about both epilepsy and epileptic seizure after the training, it is recommended that the training about the approach to epilepsy and epileptic seizure be given to all teachers, and additionally, including these topics in the course curricula of universities is recommended. image
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/brb3.3538
dc.identifier.issn2162-3279
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3242-1059
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7840-7554
dc.identifier.pmid38783556
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85193846181
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.3538
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/6191
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001229901600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofBrain and Behavior
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectEpilepsy
dc.subjectEpileptic Seizure
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectTraining
dc.titleThe evaluation of the training, the approach to epilepsy and epileptic seizure, which was given to teachers in Turkiye
dc.typeArticle

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