Investigation of knowledge and attitudes of military nurses about epilepsy.
Attitude
Epilepsy
Knowledge
Military nurse
Journal
Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
ISSN: 1525-5069
Titre abrégé: Epilepsy Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100892858
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2020
01 2020
Historique:
received:
31
07
2019
revised:
31
10
2019
accepted:
31
10
2019
pubmed:
30
11
2019
medline:
27
10
2020
entrez:
29
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The knowledge and attitudes of military nurses are important for the quality of care of the individuals they care for. This descriptive study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of military nurses towards epilepsy. An introductory information form, an epilepsy knowledge scale, and an epilepsy attitude scale were used to collect data from 115 military nurses through social media. The average score of the epilepsy knowledge scale was 14.04 ± 2.25, and that of the epilepsy attitude scale was 57.23 ± 4.39. While education, marital status, and having a relatives who are patients with epilepsy (PWE) did not affect knowledge and attitudes, encountering an epileptic seizure affected attitudes. The knowledge of military nurses regarding epilepsy was high, and their attitudes towards the illness were positive.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The knowledge and attitudes of military nurses are important for the quality of care of the individuals they care for.
AIM
This descriptive study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of military nurses towards epilepsy.
METHOD
An introductory information form, an epilepsy knowledge scale, and an epilepsy attitude scale were used to collect data from 115 military nurses through social media.
RESULTS
The average score of the epilepsy knowledge scale was 14.04 ± 2.25, and that of the epilepsy attitude scale was 57.23 ± 4.39. While education, marital status, and having a relatives who are patients with epilepsy (PWE) did not affect knowledge and attitudes, encountering an epileptic seizure affected attitudes.
CONCLUSION
The knowledge of military nurses regarding epilepsy was high, and their attitudes towards the illness were positive.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31778876
pii: S1525-5050(19)30770-X
doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106680
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106680Informations de copyright
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