Effect of Video-assisted Training Program on Seizure Management and Anxiety level for Mothers of Children with Epilepsy. | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 2, July 2025, Pages 596-621 | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2025.452184 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abeer Abdelaziz Afifi1; Essmat Mohamed Gemeay2; Rehab Elsayed Mohammed3; Hend Ahmed Mostafa3 | ||
| 1Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Mothers of children with epilepsy often possess inadequate knowledge about epilepsy and have incorrect practices regarding seizure management which cause a significant anxiety due to the unpredictable nature of seizures and the constant vigilance required to manage their child’s condition. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of video-assisted training program on seizure management and anxiety level for mothers of children with epilepsy. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the children outpatient clinics at Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital and Addiction Treatment at Benha city, Qalubia governorate which is affiliated to General Secretariat of mental health. Subject: A purposive sample of (60) mothers of children with epilepsy was utilized in this study. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection: Tool (1): - A-structured interviewing questionnaire sheet included Socio- demographic data of studied mothers, Socio- demographic and clinical data of the affected children as well as Mothers' knowledge about epilepsy. Tool (2):- Mothers' reported practices checklist for seizure management & Tool (3):- Hamilton anxiety rating scale. Results: The results of this present study revealed that more than three quarters of the studied mothers had good knowledge about epilepsy and satisfactory level of total reported practices regarding seizure management post-program implementation than before. Also, the minority of the studied mothers had severe anxiety level post-program implementation than before. Conclusion: Video-assisted training program had a positive effect on seizure management and anxiety level for the studied mothers of children with epilepsy. Recommendations: Generalization of the video-assisted training program for all mothers of children with epilepsy in all hospitals to improve their knowledge about seizure management and hence reduce their anxiety levels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anxiety; Epilepsy; Seizure management; Video-assisted training program | ||
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