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- MakaleYalnız künye2025Scopus SJRQ2Effects of Teach-Back intervention on teachers’ epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and first aid practices
Gürçayır, Dilek; Karabulut, Neziha; Söylemez, Nilgün
Purpose: This study investigates not only the impact of first aid training but also how the Teach-Back method influences teachers’ overall epilepsy knowledge, attitudes toward epilepsy, and self-efficacy in managing epileptic seizures. Methods: A total of 166 preschool teachers who filled out the questionnaire form and gave their consent were included in the study between April and June 2022. A quasiexperimental single-group pre-test post-test design was used in the study, Data were collected using the questionnaire form, Epilepsy Knowledge Scale, Childhood Epilepsy Attitude Scale and General Self-Efficacy Scale. The research data were collected by the researchers through face-to-face interviews. Results: It was determined that the rate of correct answers given by preschool teachers to most questions about first aid practices in epileptic seizures increased significantly after the training (p < 0.05). There was a significant improvement in preschool teachers’ first aid practices at the end of the training compared to before the training. The mean score of the Epilepsy Knowledge Scale before the training was 11.16 ± 4.04, after the training was 14.59 ± 2.08, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The mean Childhood Epilepsy Attitude Scale score before the training was 47.90 ± 4.02, after the training was 51.53 ± 4.55, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Epilepsy education significantly improved teachers’ knowledge and attitudes towards childhood epilepsy. However, the increase in general self-efficacy remained limited. This situation reveals the necessity of practical and long-term programs in addition to theoretical education.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2023Scopus SJRQ2Does surgery cause anxiety, stress and fear in geriatric patients?
Karabulut, Neziha; Gürçayır, Dilek; Abi, Özlem; Kızıloğlu Ağgül, Beyzanur; Söylemez, Nilgün
Background: Because of physiological changes in geriatric patients, their surgical process differs from that of young adults. In this regard, the perioperative period is an extremely risky time for geriatric patients. The present study examined preoperative fear, anxiety, and perceived stress levels as well as the factors affecting them in elderly patients prior to surgical intervention. Methods: This study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design. The study sample consisted of geriatric patients (n = 407) scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a research and training hospital in northeast Turkey. Data were collected by the researchers using the personal information form, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) and Anxiety Specific to Surgery Questionnaire (ASSQ). In the data analysis, descriptive statistics, the t-test in independent groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation analysis and Bonferroni tests for post hoc analyses were used. Results: On the PSS–10, the mean score was higher for the 75-and-older age group, single patients, patients with a disease requiring medication, and those who had previously undergone surgery (P < 0.05). On the ASSQ, the mean score was lower for patients aged 65–69, university graduates, patients without children, and those without a disease requiring medication (P < 0.05). On the SFQ, the mean score was higher for the 75-and-older age group, primary school graduates, and single patients (P < 0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that being single, having a chronic disability, and advancing age had an effect on the patients' surgery-specific anxiety, perceived stress, and fear of surgery. Long-standing chronic diseases can negatively affect both stress and anxiety levels of individuals.
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