Educational strategies used in paediatric epilepsy : a descriptive literature review
Samokhin, Lucie (2023)
Samokhin, Lucie
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202403275340
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Paediatric epilepsy is a neurological, life-threatening disorder affecting 5000 children in Finland. Managing children with epilepsy can be challenging, as seizures may not be fully controlled by medication and can lead to behavioural and cognitive comorbidities. Effective self-management is important for improving health outcomes and empowering patients. Patient education is essential, and the whole family's involvement is crucial. Nurses who understand paediatric patients' developmental and educational needs can enhance nursing care and improve children's health outcomes. This thesis aims to describe different educational strategies in paediatric epilepsy and their effectiveness from the children's and parents' perspectives.
Between January and February 2023, a detailed search was conducted using CINAHL, Medline, Pubmed and Medic databases and a manual search to identify articles related to patient education strategies for paediatric patients with epilepsy. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 (N=11) articles were reviewed in a descriptive literature review and analysed using inductive analysis. The participants in the selected articles were either children with or without epilepsy or parents/caregivers.
The results showed that educational interventions are essential in improving self-management, safety, quality of life and overall well-being of children with epilepsy and their family. Different educational strategies, such as videos, stories, games, comic books, mobile applications, computer programs, counselling, and discharge education, were found in the studies to increase awareness, reduce anxiety, negative attitude and stigma, and improve seizure control and medication adherence.
Nurses play a crucial role in patient education, and utilising the knowledge gained from the review on educational strategies in paediatric epilepsy can enhance their practice. The thesis highlights the importance of further research on long-term effects, which can improve nursing work and help nurses offer better support and care for children with epilepsy and their families.
Between January and February 2023, a detailed search was conducted using CINAHL, Medline, Pubmed and Medic databases and a manual search to identify articles related to patient education strategies for paediatric patients with epilepsy. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 (N=11) articles were reviewed in a descriptive literature review and analysed using inductive analysis. The participants in the selected articles were either children with or without epilepsy or parents/caregivers.
The results showed that educational interventions are essential in improving self-management, safety, quality of life and overall well-being of children with epilepsy and their family. Different educational strategies, such as videos, stories, games, comic books, mobile applications, computer programs, counselling, and discharge education, were found in the studies to increase awareness, reduce anxiety, negative attitude and stigma, and improve seizure control and medication adherence.
Nurses play a crucial role in patient education, and utilising the knowledge gained from the review on educational strategies in paediatric epilepsy can enhance their practice. The thesis highlights the importance of further research on long-term effects, which can improve nursing work and help nurses offer better support and care for children with epilepsy and their families.