The effect of illness-related fears of parents of children with epilepsy during the COVID-19 period on their children ' s seizure self-ef fi cacy

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dc.authorid0000-0003-3327-8204
dc.authorid0000-0002-7256-8557
dc.authorid0000-0002-3264-4586
dc.contributor.authorAyar, Dijle
dc.contributor.authorBektas, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUnalp, Aycan
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Unsal
dc.contributor.authorKos, Fulya Merve
dc.contributor.authorOkur, Tuncay Derya
dc.contributor.authorKirkgoz, Hatice Hilal
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:07Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:07Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Seizure -related self -efficacy is the belief individuals have that they can perform the necessary actions to cope effectively with their seizures. Determining, developing, strengthening, and maintaining the perception of self -efficacy in children with epilepsy facilitates the child 's disease management and their ability to cope with it. This study aimed to assess the impact of epilepsy -related parental fears during the COVID19 period on the seizure self -efficacy of their children. Methods: A total of 321 children with epilepsy and their parents participated in this descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study. Data were collected through the Descriptive Information Form, the Seizure SelfEfficacy Scale for Children (SSES-C), and the Epilepsy -Related Fears in Parents Questionnaire (EFPQ). Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, and mean scores, were used to analyze the characteristics of the children and their parents. The Shapiro -Wilk test was utilized to assess the normality of the scale data. Pearson correlation analysis examined the relationship between parents ' epilepsy -related fears and their children 's seizure self -efficacy, while multiple regression analysis determined the effect of parental fears on children 's seizure self -efficacy. Results: The mean age of children included in the study was 12.65 2.37 years. Analysis revealed a strong and significant negative correlation between parents ' epilepsy -related fears during the COVID-19 period and the seizure self -efficacy of their children. In the model created with regression analysis, The mean scores of parents on the short-term fears of parents about epilepsy of the EFPQ explained 85 % of children 's seizure self -efficacy. The mean scores of parents on the long-term fears of parents about epilepsy of the EFPQ explained 85 % of children 's seizure self -efficacy. It was determined that all of these variables together explained 85 % of the seizure self -efficacy of children with epilepsy. Conclusion: The findings of the study underscore the importance of addressing parents ' fears regarding epilepsy, emphasizing the need for healthcare professionals to be aware of and provide support for these concerns. Future studies should focus on interventions to enhance the seizure self -efficacy of children with epilepsy. (c) 2024 French Society of Pediatrics. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.arcped.2024.02.008
dc.identifier.endpage332
dc.identifier.issn0929-693X
dc.identifier.issn1769-664X
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid38853083
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85195318545
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage326
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2024.02.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5643
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001263520000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofArchives De Pediatrie
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectEpilepsy
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectFear
dc.titleThe effect of illness-related fears of parents of children with epilepsy during the COVID-19 period on their children ' s seizure self-ef fi cacy
dc.typeArticle

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