Teachers' knowledge about epilepsy in Greece: Information sources and attitudes towards children with epilepsy during school time |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Ministry of Health, Aristotelous 17, P.C. 10433, Greece;2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust, UK;3. University of Piraeus, Karaoli Dimitriou 80, P.C. 18534 Piraeus, Greece;4. Department of Neurology, Children''s Hospital of Athens “P. and A. Kyriakou”, Thivon and Levadias str, Athens P.C. 115 27, Greece;5. Children''s Hospital “P & A Kyriakou”, Athens 115 27, Greece;6. Department of Neurosurgery, “Evangelismos” Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University, Greece;1. Roma, Italy;2. Genova, Italy;3. Padova, Italy;4. Trieste, Italy;5. Catanzaro-Reggio Calabria, Italy;6. Faenza-RA, Italy;7. Milano, Italy;8. Ancona, Italy;9. Palermo, Italy;10. Troina, EN, Italy;11. Arezzo, Italy;12. Pisa, Italy;13. Merano, Italy;14. Bolzano, Italy;15. Torino, Italy;16. Bari, Italy;17. S. Giovanni Rotondo-FG, Italy;18. Perugia, Italy;19. Sassari, Italy;20. Cagliari, Italy;1. Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Neurologia e Psichiatria, Azienda Policlinico Umberto 1°, Roma, Italy;2. IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Milano, Italy;3. Child Neuropsychiatry Department, Epilepsy Center “C. Poma Hospital”, Mantova, Italy;4. IRCCS-Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Unit of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy;5. Pediatric Neurology Unit and Epilepsy Center, Department of Neuroscience, “Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico” Hospital, Milano, Italy;1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic;2. Department of Physics, University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic;3. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Motol University Hospital, Praha, Czech Republic;1. Roma, Italy;2. Padova, Italy;3. Trieste, Italy;4. Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria, Italy;5. Pavia, Italy;6. Ancona, Italy;7. Palermo, Italy;8. Troina, Enna, Italy;9. Arezzo, Italy;10. Pisa, Italy;11. Merano (Bolzano), Italy;12. Torino, Italy;13. San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy;14. Perugia, Italy;15. Sassari, Italy;16. Cagliari, Italy;1. Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di Neurologia e Psichiatria, Azienda Policlinico Umberto 1°, Roma, Italy;2. IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Milano, Italy;3. Child Neuropsychiatry Department, Epilepsy Center, “C. Poma Hospital”, Mantova, Italy;4. IRCCS-Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Unit of Neurology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy;5. Pediatric Neurology Unit and Epilepsy Center, Department of Neuroscience, “Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico” Hospital, Milano, Italy;1. Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Tabuk University, Saudi Arabia;3. Department of Health Sciences, University of York, United Kingdom;4. King Salman Heart Centre, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;1. Division of Psychology, Center for Child Health and Human Development, Saitama Children''s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan;2. Division of Neurology, Saitama Children''s Medical Center, Saitama, Japan |
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AimThe aim of this study was to explore the sources of information for the educators in Greek primary and secondary schools with regard to epilepsy, first aid to seizures, and pupils' health conditions.MethodA semistructured anonymous 52-item questionnaire was sent to 100 public primary and secondary Greek schools from all districts. Two thousand thirty-seven teachers were approached; 446 questionnaires returned. The data were analyzed with SPSS20. Also, 70 head teachers were phone-interviewed with an open-ended unstructured questionnaire. The derived data were analyzed using mixed methodology.ResultsTwenty-two percent of the addressed educational community responded to the questionnaire, mostly women (66.6%). More responses came from urban areas (71.5%). The main source for the teachers to obtain information about epilepsy was found to be personal experience (37.75%) and internet (34.93%). Only a small percentage was referred to courses (6.2%). Eighty point three percent of the educators knew what epilepsy is, and 88.1% had the right view about the nature of the illness. However, 92% of the educators replied that they have not had adequate first aid training. Although 80.3% of the teachers believed that the school personnel are aware of the pupils' medical history, 85.48% of the teachers considered that they are informed about the pupils' condition from the parents/carers, and only 5.53% believed that the information came from the family doctor. Ninety-five point seventy percent of the educators declared a wish for further information and training about epilepsy.ConclusionKnowledge and attitudes of the educators towards epilepsy are improved compared with those reported in previous studies conducted in Greece. However, there are still areas of uncertainty which need improvement. The necessity for more information about epilepsy and pupils' medical history along with appropriate training about seizure incidents seems crucial for the Greek educational community. Educational campaigns about epilepsy could improve teachers' knowledge of epilepsy to develop a well-informed and tolerant community. Further research in the field is necessary to provide teachers with accurate information about the illness and the ways to cope with it. |
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