Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, New Campus, Building: 19, Office: 1340, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, Palestine.
An-Najah BioSciences Unit, Centre for Poisons Control, Chemical and Biological Analyses, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
BMC Med Educ. 2021 Nov 12;21(1):572. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-03001-2.
Knowledge deficits with regard to epilepsy have been reported among healthcare professionals. This study was conducted to develop consensus-based aims, contents, intended learning outcomes, teaching, and evaluation methods for a course on epilepsy for postgraduate or continuing education in community health nursing programs.
A mixed method which combined a thorough search of literature, the nominal group technique, the Delphi technique, and survey of students' agreement was used. The databases MEDLINE/PUBMED, EMBASE, COCHRANE, CInAHL/EBESCO, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, Google Books, and Amazon were searched to identify potential aims, topics/contents, intended learning outcomes, teaching, and evaluation methods. Discussions and deliberations in serial meetings based on the nominal group technique were attended by educators/academicians (n = 12), neurologists (n = 2), practicing nurses (n = 5), pharmacists (n = 2), patients with epilepsy (n = 2), and students in postgraduate and continuing education programs (n = 7) to supplement and refine the data collected from the literature. The qualitative data were analyzed using RQDA tool for R. The Delphi technique was used among educators/academicians (n = 15), neurologists (n = 2), practicing nurses (n = 5), pharmacists (n = 2), patients with epilepsy (n = 3), and students in postgraduate and continuing education programs (n = 8) to achieve formal consensus.
Consensus was achieved on 6 aims, 16 intended learning outcomes, and 27 topics in the course. Of the topics, 13 were relevant to nature of epilepsy and seizures, 2 were relevant to the impact of epilepsy and seizures on different life aspects of patients with epilepsy, 4 were relevant to advocating for the patients and supporting their choices, 5 were relevant to educating patients and their caregivers, and 3 were relevant to assessments and services.
Consensus-based aims, topics/contents, intended learning outcomes, teaching, and evaluation methods of a course on epilepsy for postgraduate or continuing education in community health nursing programs were developed. Consensus-based courses could bridge knowledge gaps and improve educating community health nursing programs on epilepsy. Further studies are needed to determine if such consensus-based courses could promote care of patients with epilepsy.
医疗保健专业人员对癫痫的认识存在不足。本研究旨在为社区卫生护理研究生或继续教育课程制定关于癫痫的课程目标、内容、预期学习成果、教学和评估方法，这些目标、内容、预期学习成果、教学和评估方法基于共识。
本研究采用混合方法，结合了文献全面检索、名义小组技术、德尔菲技术和学生对教学方法的认同度调查。使用 MEDLINE/PUBMED、EMBASE、COCHRANE、CInAHL/EBESCO、SCOPUS、Google Scholar、Google Books 和 Amazon 数据库来确定潜在的目标、主题/内容、预期学习成果、教学和评估方法。教育者/学者（n=12）、神经病学家（n=2）、执业护士（n=5）、药剂师（n=2）、癫痫患者（n=2）和研究生及继续教育课程的学生（n=7）参加了基于名义小组技术的一系列会议，对从文献中收集的数据进行补充和完善。使用 R 语言的 RQDA 工具对定性数据进行分析。教育者/学者（n=15）、神经病学家（n=2）、执业护士（n=5）、药剂师（n=2）、癫痫患者（n=3）和研究生及继续教育课程的学生（n=8）通过德尔菲技术达成正式共识。
课程的 6 个目标、16 个预期学习成果和 27 个主题达成共识。在这些主题中，有 13 个与癫痫和癫痫发作的性质有关，2 个与癫痫和癫痫发作对癫痫患者不同生活方面的影响有关，4 个与为患者辩护和支持他们的选择有关，5 个与教育患者及其护理人员有关，3 个与评估和服务有关。
为社区卫生护理研究生或继续教育课程制定了关于癫痫的课程目标、主题/内容、预期学习成果、教学和评估方法。基于共识的课程可以弥合知识差距，提高社区卫生护理项目对癫痫的教育水平。需要进一步研究以确定这种基于共识的课程是否可以促进对癫痫患者的护理。
