Hsieh L P, Chiou H H
Department of Neurology, Cheng Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Epilepsia. 2001 May;42(5):647-50. doi: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.39200.x.
The purpose of this study was to investigate preschool teachers' perceptions to children with epilepsy and asthma in middle areas of Taiwan.
Two-hundred sixteen preschool teachers were investigated with a questionnaire regarding their knowledge, attitude, and practice. There were 22 questions in the questionnaire (half of the questions were for epilepsy, and others for asthma). Differences between teachers' perceptions of children with epilepsy and asthma were analyzed.
More teachers thought epilepsy was a hereditary disease and asthma was an acquired disease. Over 30% of participants thought epileptic seizures were associated with insanity but asthma attacks were not. Acceptance of children with epilepsy was significantly lower than that of children with asthma. Children with epilepsy were less encouraged by teachers to play with others. Teachers have more consideration for aggression of children with epilepsy than of those with asthma. More teachers were worried about the objection from the other parents if there were a child with epilepsy in the class.
Perceptions of epilepsy and asthma among preschool teachers were different significantly. The finding may explain why the children with epilepsy showed lower school performance among the children with chronic illness in past studies.
本研究旨在调查台湾中部地区学前教师对患有癫痫和哮喘儿童的看法。
对216名学前教师进行问卷调查，了解他们的知识、态度和行为。问卷中有22个问题（一半问题针对癫痫，另一半针对哮喘）。分析教师对癫痫儿童和哮喘儿童看法的差异。
更多教师认为癫痫是一种遗传性疾病，而哮喘是一种后天性疾病。超过30%的参与者认为癫痫发作与精神错乱有关，但哮喘发作无关。对癫痫儿童的接纳程度明显低于哮喘儿童。教师较少鼓励癫痫儿童与他人玩耍。教师对癫痫儿童攻击行为的顾虑比对哮喘儿童更多。更多教师担心班级中有癫痫儿童会遭到其他家长的反对。
学前教师对癫痫和哮喘的看法存在显著差异。这一发现或许可以解释为何在以往研究中，癫痫儿童在慢性病儿童中学习成绩较低。
