The effect of a web-based epilepsy education program developed for teachers on their knowledge, attitudes, and self-management

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dc.authorid0000-0002-3264-4586
dc.contributor.authorKos, Fulya Merve
dc.contributor.authorBektas, Murat
dc.contributor.authorAyar, Dijle
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:19Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based epilepsy education program developed for primary school teachers on their epilepsy-related knowledge, attitudes, and self-management skills. Design and methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was employed. The study was conducted with 108 teachers (n = 54 intervention, n = 54 control) from four primary schools affiliated with a Provincial Directorate of National Education located in the western region of Turkey. While the control group continued with the standard curriculum, the intervention group received a 12-week web-based epilepsy education program. Data were collected at 3 and 6 months post-intervention using the Descriptive Information Form, the Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among School Teachers Scale, and the Epilepsy Self-Management Scale for Teachers. Data analysis included one-way and multiple ANOVA, independent samples t-tests, and Bonferroni post hoc comparisons. Results: No significant differences were found between the intervention and control groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics (p > 0.05). After the intervention, the intervention group showed significantly higher mean scores in epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, and self-management compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Within-group analyses also revealed statistically significant improvements in all three outcome measures among teachers in the intervention group over time (p < 0.05). Conclusions and implications for practice: The web-based epilepsy education program was found to be an effective, accessible, and user-friendly tool for improving teachers' knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy, as well as enhancing their self-management skills in responding to epilepsy-related situations. Integrating such programs into teacher training may contribute to safer school environments and improved care continuity for children with epilepsy.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [223S831]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) with project number 223S831.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110637
dc.identifier.issn1525-5050
dc.identifier.issn1525-5069
dc.identifier.pmid40729940
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105011714009
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110637
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5811
dc.identifier.volume171
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001542615800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Science
dc.relation.ispartofEpilepsy & Behavior
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectEpilepsy
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectSelf-management
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectWeb-based education
dc.titleThe effect of a web-based epilepsy education program developed for teachers on their knowledge, attitudes, and self-management
dc.typeArticle

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