Locharernkul Chaichon, Suwaroporn Sungval, Krongthong Waraphorn, Limarun Chakriya, Arnamwong Arpaporn
Chulabhorn Epilepsy Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Aug;93(8):875-84.
To study improvement ofknowledge and attitudes on epilepsy care among two groups ofphysicians and nurses.
Knowledge and attitudes of 164 physicians and 403 nurses before and after attending educational courses on epilepsy care was assessed using questionnaires.
After the courses, knowledge and attitudes of physicians and nurses was improved with statistical significance (pair-t-test: t (163) = 10.19, p < 0.001; t (402) = 18.41, p < 0.001). The most misunderstanding were incorrectfirst aid of seizure, misinterpretation of blood changes after antiepileptic drug therapy inadequate awareness of epilepsy surgery, and prohibition of swimming in people with epilepsy No differences between baseline and post training scores among physicians in neurology internal medicine, emergency medicine, and general practice were observed.
The present study is the first to objectively measure improvement of knowledge and attitudes among Thai physicians and nurses after courses about epilepsy care, reflecting importance of additional epilepsy education. Items showing misapprehension can be used to provide the educational contents.
研究两组医生和护士在癫痫护理知识和态度方面的改善情况。
通过问卷调查评估164名医生和403名护士参加癫痫护理教育课程前后的知识和态度。
课程结束后，医生和护士的知识和态度有显著改善（配对t检验：t(163)=10.19，p<0.001；t(402)=18.41，p<0.001）。最常见的误解包括癫痫发作的急救错误、对抗癫痫药物治疗后血液变化的误解、对癫痫手术认识不足以及禁止癫痫患者游泳。在神经内科、内科、急诊科和全科医生中，培训前和培训后得分之间未观察到差异。
本研究首次客观地测量了泰国医生和护士参加癫痫护理课程后知识和态度的改善情况，反映了额外癫痫教育的重要性。显示误解的项目可用于提供教育内容。
