The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy.
It is well documented that knowledge is a vital factor in the ability to cope successfully with epilepsy. Misconceptions and deficits in knowledge have implications not only for psychosocial well-being but also for medical compliance. However, at present there is no commonly accepted objective measu...
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| description | It is well documented that knowledge is a vital factor in the ability to cope successfully with epilepsy. Misconceptions and deficits in knowledge have implications not only for psychosocial well-being but also for medical compliance. However, at present there is no commonly accepted objective measure of knowledge of epilepsy. The development of the Epilepsy Knowledge Profile--General (E.K.P.--G) is presented in this paper. Fifty-five true/false items (34 medical knowledge items, 21 social knowledge items) were selected by a range of experts in the field of epilepsy. A clinical trial of the questionnaire was then completed by 82 people with epilepsy attending a city centre outpatient clinic. Results indicated that the scale has both good internal reliability and test-retest reliability. Also the range of scores indicates that it is sensitive to differences in knowledge. Potential uses of the questionnaire are discussed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c556d868-63b0-4d4b-b823-baf257bd16122022-03-27T06:30:08ZThe development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c556d868-63b0-4d4b-b823-baf257bd1612EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1993Jarvie, SEspie, CBrodie, MIt is well documented that knowledge is a vital factor in the ability to cope successfully with epilepsy. Misconceptions and deficits in knowledge have implications not only for psychosocial well-being but also for medical compliance. However, at present there is no commonly accepted objective measure of knowledge of epilepsy. The development of the Epilepsy Knowledge Profile--General (E.K.P.--G) is presented in this paper. Fifty-five true/false items (34 medical knowledge items, 21 social knowledge items) were selected by a range of experts in the field of epilepsy. A clinical trial of the questionnaire was then completed by 82 people with epilepsy attending a city centre outpatient clinic. Results indicated that the scale has both good internal reliability and test-retest reliability. Also the range of scores indicates that it is sensitive to differences in knowledge. Potential uses of the questionnaire are discussed. |
| spellingShingle | Jarvie, S Espie, C Brodie, M The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
| title | The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
| title_full | The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
| title_fullStr | The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
| title_short | The development of a questionnaire to assess knowledge of epilepsy: 1--General knowledge of epilepsy. |
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