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Nurse teachers' knowledge about epilepsy and communication issues between schools and medical institutions: A nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The importance of school teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy and the communication between educational and medical systems is widely appreciated, but exploration of these factors in Japan has been extremely limited. In order to identify issues in support systems for students with epilepsy and bridge the gaps in communication between schools and medical institutions in Japan, we performed a nationwide questionnaire survey of nurse teachers (nurses in charge of health education/care at schools).

Methods

We mailed a questionnaire to 900 nurse teachers all over Japan. It included six items on general epilepsy knowledge and 15 items on information about each student with epilepsy in their schools. We used a modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA) to analyze open-ended questions.

Results

We received responses from 640 (71.1%) nurse teachers. In their schools, there were 237 253 students, of whom 1565 had epilepsy. Most nurse teachers (84.7%) understood that epilepsy is a neurological disease. When performing first aid for a seizure, they would observe the seizure calmly (85.9%) and/or secure the airway (75.3%). There were 1398 responses about individual students with epilepsy (89.3%). Nurse teachers knew the seizure type in 70.0% of these students, seizure frequency in 76.8%, triggers in 38.9%, and appropriate first aid for 79.0%. Some nurse teachers (30.2%) obtained information on students with epilepsy from medical institutions. They knew more about their students' seizures than those without medical information. Existing forms for communicating information on students with epilepsy between schools and physicians were not actively utilized. Responses to open questions converged on safety at school.

Significance

Japanese nurse teachers understand epilepsy relatively well, but do not fully grasp the condition of each student with epilepsy. Better information flow from medical institutions is needed. Active communication is necessary to support the safety of students with epilepsy at school.

SUBMITTER: Terada K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nurse teachers' knowledge about epilepsy and communication issues between schools and medical institutions: A nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan.

Terada Kiyohito K Inoue Yushi Y Nishida Takuji T Mishiro Daisuke D Yamano Mitsuhiko M Aoyagi Tomoo T Tadokoro Yuji Y

Epilepsia open 20200412 2

<h4>Objective</h4>The importance of school teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy and the communication between educational and medical systems is widely appreciated, but exploration of these factors in Japan has been extremely limited. In order to identify issues in support systems for students with epilepsy and bridge the gaps in communication between schools and medical institutions in Japan, we performed a nationwide questionnaire survey of nurse teachers (nurses in charge of h ...[more]

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