Assessing knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among schoolteachers and students: Implications for inclusion and safety in the educational system

Autor: Oriano Mecarelli, Luigi Francesco Iannone, Roberta Roberti, Simone Mammone, Giovambattista De Sarro, Gabriele Arena, Emilio Russo, Patrizia Pulitano
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
European People
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Psychological intervention
Social Sciences
Disease
Geographical locations
Families
Epilepsy
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Psychological Attitudes
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Ethnicities
030212 general & internal medicine
Children
Schools
Multidisciplinary
Disease Management
Middle Aged
Faculty
Italian People
Europe
Professions
Knowledge
Neurology
Italy
Medicine
Female
Inclusion (education)
Research Article
Adult
Patients
Science
education
MEDLINE
Specific knowledge
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Quality of life (healthcare)
Seizures
medicine
Humans
European Union
Students
Aged
Medical education
Biology and Life Sciences
Teachers
medicine.disease
Health Care
Age Groups
People and Places
Quality of Life
Population Groupings
School Teachers
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Educational systems
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0249681 (2021)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Several studies have evidenced inadequate knowledge about epilepsy and inappropriate seizure management, influencing quality of life and social inclusion of patients with epilepsy. Aim of the study was to estimate the knowledge and the attitudes toward epilepsy in schoolteachers and students in Italy. Custom-designed and validated questionnaires in Italian on general and specific knowledge, and social impact of epilepsy have been administered in a random sample of schoolteachers and students. Overall, 667 schoolteachers and 672 students have been included. Among teachers and students, consider epilepsy a psychiatric disorder (16.8% and 26.5%) or an incurable disease (43.9% and 33%). The 47.5% of teachers declared to be unable to manage a seizing student, 55.8% thought it requires specific support and 21.6% reported issues in administer antiseizure medications in school. Healthcare professionals should have an active role in the educational system, dispelling myths, preparing educators and students with appropriate attitudes in the event of a seizure and prevent over limitations in patients with epilepsy. These findings highlight still poor knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy among teachers and students although the 99.4% claimed to have heard/read something about epilepsy. Therefore, improving existing dedicated educational/training interventions could be necessary.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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