Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease

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Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease [Epilepsi]

Epilepsi. 2013; 19(3): 127-131 | DOI: 10.5505/epilepsi.2013.27136

Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease

Halit Ya�ar¹, Hakan Tekeli², Hakan Bal�bey³, Semih Alay⁴
¹Department Of Neurology, Ankara Mevki Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Department Of Neurology, Gata Haydarpasa Training Hospital, �stanbul, Turkey
³Department Of Psychiatry, Gata Haydarpasa Training Hospital, �stanbul, Turkey
⁴Department Of Neurology, Gata, Ankara, Turkey

OBJECTIVE: Today, management of epilepsy treatment is still a major problem. The level of knowledge of epilepsy is important within health care providers and patients with epilepsy. In this study we aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitudes towards the disease.
METHODS: A face to face questionnaire (consisted 9 questions) was applicated to 61 patients with epilepsy by a neurologist. Patients included were ones who applied to the neurology out-patient clinic during September 2010 and January 2011. Questioned 91 health care professionals were medical doctors, nurses, medical technicians and medical officers.
RESULTS: We found that the ratio of wrong answers in patient-questionaire was significantly higher than of medical professionals. Level of education versus ratio of wrong answers among patients with epilepsy and medical professionals also revealed an inverse significant correlation.
CONCLUSION: Results of the present study showed that knowledge of medical professionals about epilepsy was better than of the patient group. Although this difference is not a totally unexpected finding, results also favored the need for amelioration of regular education programs for the management of epilepsy, not only for patients but also the health professionals.

Keywords: Epilepsy, medical professionals, information, education, myth

Epilepsi hastalar� ve sa�l�k personelinin epilepsi hastal�� hakk�nda bilgi ve tutumlar�n�n de�erlendirilmesi

Halit Ya�ar¹, Hakan Tekeli², Hakan Bal�bey³, Semih Alay⁴
¹Ankara Mevki Asker Hastanesi, N�roloji Servisi, Ankara
²Gata Haydarpa�a E�itim Hastanesi, N�roloji Servisi, �stanbul
³Gata Haydarpa�a E�itim Hastanesi, Psikiyatri Servisi, �stanbul
⁴Gata N�roloji Servisi, Ankara

AMA�: Epilepsi hastal�k tedavisinin y�netilmesi g�n�m�zde halen �nemli bir sorundur. Sa�l�k personeli ve epilepsi hastalar�n�n epilepsi hakk�ndaki bilgi d�zeyleri �nemlidir. Biz �al��mam�zda bu bilgi d�zeylerini ve hastal��a kar�� tutumlar� de�erlendirmeyi ama�lad�k.
Y�NTEMLER: Eyl�l 2010 � Ocak 2011 tarihleri aras�nda n�roloji poliklini�ine ard� s�ra ba�vuran 61 epilepsi hastas� ve 91 sa�l�k personeline (doktor, hem�ire, sa�l�k teknisyeni ve sa�l�k memuru) n�roloji uzman� taraf�ndan y�z y�ze 9 soruluk anket uyguland�
BULGULAR: Epilepsi hastalar�n�n anket sorular�na yanl�� cevap verme oran�n� sa�l�k personeline oranla istatistiksel olarak daha y�ksek bulduk. Epilepsi hastalar� ile sa�l�k personeli aras�nda e�itim s�releri, yanl�� yan�t oranlar� aras�ndaki farkl�l�k istatistiksel olarak anlaml�yd�. Yanl�� cevap verme e�itim s�resi ile ters bir ili�kiyi i�ermekteydi.
SONU�: Sa�l�k personelinin epilepsi hastal�� hakk�nda bilgi d�zeyi epilepsi hastalar�ndan genel olarak daha iyidir. Ancak, epilepsi tedavisini ele al��ta daha iyi bir yakla��m sa�lamak i�in her iki gruba ve topluma d�zenli e�itim programlar� uygulanmal�d�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsi, sa�l�k personeli, bilgi, e�itim, mit

Halit Ya�ar, Hakan Tekeli, Hakan Bal�bey, Semih Alay. Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease. Epilepsi. 2013; 19(3): 127-131

Corresponding Author: Halit Ya�ar, T�rkiye

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