Knowledge and awareness among patients with epilepsy observed at Jordan University Hospital
| Autor: | Nedal O. Alsabatin, Yousef K. Toubah, Eyad M. Alajloni, Yacoub Bahou, Moath Ahmad Albliwi, Loai Alzghoul |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Employment Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Occupational prestige Hospitals University 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Family history Jordan business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease University hospital Cross-Sectional Studies Neurology Family medicine Etiology Marital status Household income Anticonvulsants Female Neurology (clinical) business Educational program 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsybehavior : EB. 102 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5069 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and awareness about epilepsy among patients with epilepsy (PWE) and to determine the correlation with sociodemographic and disease-related factors. A prospective cross-sectional study was set, and it included PWE attending the adult neurology clinic at Jordan University Hospital (JUH), Amman, Jordan. A structured questionnaire was utilized, which consisted of 3 parts: sociodemographic factors, disease characteristics, and an epilepsy knowledge scale — the Epilepsy Knowledge Profile—General (E.K.P-G) scale. There was a total of 108 patients, 43 males and 65 females with an age range from 16 to 63 years. The average score of the subjects in the E.K.P-G scale was 16.4/34 (48%). Twenty out of the 34 questions were answered correctly by less than 50% of the respondents. There was an overall poor understanding of the etiology of epilepsy. A higher E.K.P-G score was significantly correlated with higher levels of education, higher household income, controlled seizures for more than 2 years, and living in urban areas. On the other hand, there was no significant correlation between the level of knowledge and age, gender, marital status, occupational status, type of seizure, duration of epilepsy, source of information, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), and family history of epilepsy. In conclusion, the study showed a significant lack of knowledge about epilepsy among PWE at JUH. A public educational program is necessary in Jordan to educate PWE about their disorder. |
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