Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy

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Autor(a) principal: Fernandes,Paula T.
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Noronha,Ana L.A., Sander,Josemir W., Bell,Gail S., Li,Li M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: PURPOSE: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of epilepsy in primary care system health professionals prior to and after an educational intervention. METHODS: Educational interventions were delivered to three groups of people with an interest in epilepsy: 1. Information courses for physicians (241 subjects); 2. Social re-integration course for health professionals and community leaders (631 subjects); 3. "Training the Trainers" Course for physicians (11 subjects). The whole program is flexible and can be tailored for local or regional needs. For the evaluation of this process, health professionals completed a quantitative and qualitative questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and perception (KAP) of epilepsy prior to the training (pre-test) and 6 months after it (post-test). RESULTS: Comparison of knowledge scores prior to (mean=55.8, standard deviation=14.0) and after (mean=71.5, standard deviation=12.0) the intervention showed that physicians had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=7.8, p<0.001). The same pattern occurred with the health professionals: the knowledge score prior to (mean=22.3, standard deviation=12.5) and after (mean=36.6, standard deviation=12.5) the intervention showed that health professionals had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=12.4, p<0.001). Improvements in attitudes and perception also occurred after the courses. DISCUSSION: Training courses can promote increased knowledge, attitude and perception in a cost effective way in the primary care setting. However, a continuous education program is required to correct oversights and to improve the management of people with epilepsy.
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spelling Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsytrainingeducational coursesepilepsyprimary health careeducationPURPOSE: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of epilepsy in primary care system health professionals prior to and after an educational intervention. METHODS: Educational interventions were delivered to three groups of people with an interest in epilepsy: 1. Information courses for physicians (241 subjects); 2. Social re-integration course for health professionals and community leaders (631 subjects); 3. "Training the Trainers" Course for physicians (11 subjects). The whole program is flexible and can be tailored for local or regional needs. For the evaluation of this process, health professionals completed a quantitative and qualitative questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and perception (KAP) of epilepsy prior to the training (pre-test) and 6 months after it (post-test). RESULTS: Comparison of knowledge scores prior to (mean=55.8, standard deviation=14.0) and after (mean=71.5, standard deviation=12.0) the intervention showed that physicians had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=7.8, p<0.001). The same pattern occurred with the health professionals: the knowledge score prior to (mean=22.3, standard deviation=12.5) and after (mean=36.6, standard deviation=12.5) the intervention showed that health professionals had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=12.4, p<0.001). Improvements in attitudes and perception also occurred after the courses. DISCUSSION: Training courses can promote increased knowledge, attitude and perception in a cost effective way in the primary care setting. However, a continuous education program is required to correct oversights and to improve the management of people with epilepsy.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2007-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007001000003Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.65 suppl.1 2007reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFernandes,Paula T.Noronha,Ana L.A.Sander,Josemir W.Bell,Gail S.Li,Li M.eng2007-11-29T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2007001000003Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2007-11-29T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
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title Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
spellingShingle Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
Fernandes,Paula T.
training
educational courses
epilepsy
primary health care
education
title_short Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
title_full Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
title_fullStr Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
title_full_unstemmed Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
title_sort Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
author Fernandes,Paula T.
author_facet Fernandes,Paula T.
Noronha,Ana L.A.
Sander,Josemir W.
Bell,Gail S.
Li,Li M.
author_role author
author2 Noronha,Ana L.A.
Sander,Josemir W.
Bell,Gail S.
Li,Li M.
author2_role author
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author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fernandes,Paula T.
Noronha,Ana L.A.
Sander,Josemir W.
Bell,Gail S.
Li,Li M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv training
educational courses
epilepsy
primary health care
education
topic training
educational courses
epilepsy
primary health care
education
description PURPOSE: To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of epilepsy in primary care system health professionals prior to and after an educational intervention. METHODS: Educational interventions were delivered to three groups of people with an interest in epilepsy: 1. Information courses for physicians (241 subjects); 2. Social re-integration course for health professionals and community leaders (631 subjects); 3. "Training the Trainers" Course for physicians (11 subjects). The whole program is flexible and can be tailored for local or regional needs. For the evaluation of this process, health professionals completed a quantitative and qualitative questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and perception (KAP) of epilepsy prior to the training (pre-test) and 6 months after it (post-test). RESULTS: Comparison of knowledge scores prior to (mean=55.8, standard deviation=14.0) and after (mean=71.5, standard deviation=12.0) the intervention showed that physicians had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=7.8, p<0.001). The same pattern occurred with the health professionals: the knowledge score prior to (mean=22.3, standard deviation=12.5) and after (mean=36.6, standard deviation=12.5) the intervention showed that health professionals had improved knowledge after the training (t-test=12.4, p<0.001). Improvements in attitudes and perception also occurred after the courses. DISCUSSION: Training courses can promote increased knowledge, attitude and perception in a cost effective way in the primary care setting. However, a continuous education program is required to correct oversights and to improve the management of people with epilepsy.
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