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Citation

Toli T, Sourtzi P, Tsoumakas K, Kalokerinou-Anagnostopoulou A. Epilepsy Behav. 2013; 27(1): 200-203.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, Greece. Electronic address: theotoli@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.01.010

PMID

23474533

Abstract

Accidents in children with epilepsy are an actual concern of teachers and parents in Greece and internationally. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of teachers and the frequency of accidents caused by epilepsy in Greece. The study surveyed 1404 public elementary school teachers from all prefectures of the country by an anonymous questionnaire. Results showed that teachers cannot always recognize the manifestations of an epileptic seizure or an injury caused by it, making it difficult for them to report such incidents, and, sometimes, they use wrong or even dangerous manipulations during seizures. Furthermore, the knowledge and attitudes of teachers were associated with the occurrence of accidents. It is, therefore, of major importance that the responsible authorities provide teachers with appropriate guidelines to respond to such incidents, especially in schools where a school nurse is not present.


Language: en

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