Impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: An intervention study in Lebanon
This study aimed to evaluate the immediate impact of an epilepsy training through the administration of a questionnaire (in Arabic) before and immediately after the intervention in Lebanese public and private schools. This project is part of an awareness campaign applied to 3 groups of teachers and...
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doaj-d6af321e7248401aaed69af3a05436492020-12-31T04:43:53ZengElsevierEpilepsy & Behavior Reports2589-98642020-01-0114100365Impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: An intervention study in LebanonKarine J. Abou Khaled0Michella I. Ibrahim1Ronald F. Moussa2Department of Neurology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author.Department of Neurology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, LebanonThis study aimed to evaluate the immediate impact of an epilepsy training through the administration of a questionnaire (in Arabic) before and immediately after the intervention in Lebanese public and private schools. This project is part of an awareness campaign applied to 3 groups of teachers and counselors and consisted of a pretest, a unified conference and a posttest. The statistical analysis used the McNemar and Stuart Maxwell tests (statistical significance level of 0.05). 73 participants completed the questionnaires. The majority were female (68.5%), aged less than 39 years (57%) and familiar with epilepsy. A positive impact of the training was found regarding the effect of epilepsy on schooling, seizures manifestations, psychological effects, seizure first aid and the possibility of curing epilepsy with surgery. Most of our participants recognized that children with epilepsy have a comparable IQ to others. They did not exhibit a discriminatory attitude against people with epilepsy in terms of the direct attitude towards them, employment or marriage. This is one of few studies done worldwide demonstrating an immediate positive effect of epilepsy training among school teachers. Future research should be undertaken to develop robust training models to destigmatize epilepsy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986420300137EpilepsySchool teachersKnowledgeAttitudeAwareness campaignsEducation |
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Impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: An intervention study in Lebanon |
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Impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: An intervention study in Lebanon |
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Impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: An intervention study in Lebanon |
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impact of epilepsy training on school teachers and counselors: an intervention study in lebanon |
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Epilepsy & Behavior Reports |
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This study aimed to evaluate the immediate impact of an epilepsy training through the administration of a questionnaire (in Arabic) before and immediately after the intervention in Lebanese public and private schools. This project is part of an awareness campaign applied to 3 groups of teachers and counselors and consisted of a pretest, a unified conference and a posttest. The statistical analysis used the McNemar and Stuart Maxwell tests (statistical significance level of 0.05). 73 participants completed the questionnaires. The majority were female (68.5%), aged less than 39 years (57%) and familiar with epilepsy. A positive impact of the training was found regarding the effect of epilepsy on schooling, seizures manifestations, psychological effects, seizure first aid and the possibility of curing epilepsy with surgery. Most of our participants recognized that children with epilepsy have a comparable IQ to others. They did not exhibit a discriminatory attitude against people with epilepsy in terms of the direct attitude towards them, employment or marriage. This is one of few studies done worldwide demonstrating an immediate positive effect of epilepsy training among school teachers. Future research should be undertaken to develop robust training models to destigmatize epilepsy. |
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Epilepsy School teachers Knowledge Attitude Awareness campaigns Education |
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