Educational Needs Assessment of Patients with Epilepsy Among Patients, Nurses and Physician: A Comparative Study

Background & Aim: Provision of essential information to patients is essential in medical services. However, results­ of patient education surveys show that medical personnel's perceptions may not align with those of patients about educational needs. This study was carried out to determine a...

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Published inHayāt (Tehran, Iran) Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 64 - 70
Main Authors Sh Hasanvand, SF Ghasemi, F Ebrahimzade
Format Journal Article
LanguagePersian
Published Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.09.2011
Subjects
Educational Priorities
Epilepsy
Medical Personnel
Patient
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Summary:Background & Aim: Provision of essential information to patients is essential in medical services. However, results­ of patient education surveys show that medical personnel's perceptions may not align with those of patients about educational needs. This study was carried out to determine and compare educational priorities between patients and medical personnel.Methods & Materials: In this cross-sectional study, 69 patients with epilepsy, and 85 medical personnel (physicians and nurses) working in neurology, neurosurgery and pediatrics units were recruited. Data were gathered using a questionnaire consisting of three subsets with a total of 28 items. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA.Results: More patients (58.2%) were male. Mean age was 30.8 years. Mean ages of nurses and doctors were 29.8 and37.8 years, respectively.­ Mean score of items regarding the disease in patients group was significantly higher than the medical personnel (P=0.00). Mean score of items about life style was higher in patients and nurses than the doctors (P=0.001). There were no significant differences about informational priorities of the drug therapy subset between three groups (P=0.53).Conclusion: Education needs assessments should be done by considering patients' educational priorities in order to meet their educational needs­.
ISSN:1735-2215
2008-188X