| Elementary school epilepsy survey (ESES): a new measure of elementary school students' knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy. | |
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PMID: 16263336 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: No peer-reviewed, published, psychometrically tested scales are available to assess elementary school students' general knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy. Such a scale is needed for evaluation of the effectiveness of classroom education programs. The purpose of this work was to develop and validate a brief, reliable scale for grades 4-6 to assess students' knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy and persons diagnosed with epilepsy. METHODS: Development of the 22-item Elementary School Epilepsy Survey (ESES) followed standard protocol for scale development. It includes a 12-item Knowledge subscale and a 10-item Attitudes subscale. The ESES was administered during regular classroom time given and repeated 1 week later. No educational intervention took place. RESULTS: Mean age of the 155 students was 11 years (range 9.8-13.9): grade 4, 56 students; grade 5, 36; and grade 6, 63 students. The ESES Total scale and Attitudes subscale had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.72 and 0.81, respectively). As expected, the Knowledge subscale had low internal reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.50). Test-retest scores indicated good reliability and strong discriminant validity, with significant increases noted in all ESES scores with increasing age and in those who knew someone with epilepsy. CONCLUSION: The ESES detects developmental and experiential trends in students' knowledge and attitude about epilepsy. It has good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. |
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Authors:
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Crystal Lowe-Pearce; Carol S Camfield |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2005-11-02 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B Volume: 7 ISSN: 1525-5050 ISO Abbreviation: Epilepsy Behav Publication Date: 2005 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-12-05 Completed Date: 2006-02-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100892858 Medline TA: Epilepsy Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 687-96 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. |
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Child Epilepsy* Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Schools Sensitivity and Specificity Students |
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