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dc.contributor.author | Giannakopoulou, Margarita | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tamvaki, Eleni | - |
dc.contributor.author | Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth | - |
dc.contributor.author | Matziou, Vasiliki N. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Galetseli, Marianthi | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-09T08:09:17Z | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-09T09:41:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-09T08:09:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-09T09:41:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011-03 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Nosileftiki, 2011, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 72- 84 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 11056843 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3753 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Febrile convulsions (FC) are common during childhood and have a good prognosis, although they cause fear and anxiety in parents. Aim: (a) To translate the KACP questionnaire into the Greek language and to assess the reliability and validity of the Hellenic version in a population of Greek parents, and (b) to assess Greek parental beliefs, knowledge, attitudes, concerns and practices concerning FC. Method: A pilot study employing a descriptive, corelational design was conducted in two children's hospitals in Athens, from September to November 2008. Data were obtained from a sample of 132 parents of hospitalized children. Translation of the KACP questionnaire from English, back-translation and assessment of validity by an experts group were performed. Internal consistency reliability analyses (Cronbach' sa), test-retest reliability analyses (McNemar test), descriptive statistics and chi - square test, were carried out by the use of SPSS 13.0, using a significance level of a=0.05. Results: The response rate was 88% (132/150 parents). Cronbach'sa was estimated asa=0.71, and test-retest reliability was k=0.99 (McNemar test p>0.05). The mean age of the respondents was 37.77.37 years, 72.7% were female, 90.2% were from a two-parent family structure, 59.2% were high school graduates and 10.6% had previous experience with FC in their child. Greek parents, who comprised 86% of the sample, appeared to recognize the fever as a cause of convulsions and they could distinguish FC from epilepsy (73.5%). On the other hand they had the mistaken beliefs that FC could cause brain damage (90.1%), that the body temperature should be assessed frequently (84.1%) and that lumbar puncture was not an applicable investigation (45.5%). They expressed concern mainly about the outcome: brain damage (65.2%), epilepsy (54.6%), further seizure attacks (68.9%) and death (59.1%). Inappropriate practices that they reported using were to pry the convulsing child's clenched teeth apart and put something in his/her mouth (59.1%) and to restrain the child (67.4%). The family structure (p=0.011), the educational level (p=0.012) and previous experience of FC in their child (p=0.021) partly affected the parental knowledge, attitudes and practices. Conclusions: The results of this pilot study support the reliability and applicability of the KACP questionnaire in a Greek parental population. Further confirmation of its validity is required. Greek parents may need further information and training for better management of their children with FC at home. | en_US |
dc.language | English, Greek | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nosileftiki | en_US |
dc.subject | Childhood | en_US |
dc.subject | Febrile convulsions | en_US |
dc.subject | Management | en_US |
dc.subject | Paternal knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Treatment | en_US |
dc.title | The assessment of knowledge and attitudes of parents of hospitalized children about febrile convulsions: a pilot study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.collaboration | P&A Kyriakou Children's Hospital | en_US |
dc.collaboration | Cyprus University of Technology | en_US |
dc.collaboration | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | en_US |
dc.subject.category | Clinical Medicine | en_US |
dc.journals | Subscription | en_US |
dc.review | Peer Reviewed | - |
dc.country | Cyprus | en_US |
dc.country | Greece | en_US |
dc.subject.field | Medical and Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.publication | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.dept.handle | 123456789/118 | en |
dc.relation.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.relation.volume | 50 | en_US |
cut.common.academicyear | 2010-2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 72 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 84 | en_US |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | - |
item.openairetype | article | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
crisitem.journal.journalissn | 11056843 | - |
crisitem.journal.publisher | Hellenic Nurses Association | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Department of Nursing | - |
crisitem.author.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | - |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0002-7439-1492 | - |
crisitem.author.parentorg | Faculty of Health Sciences | - |
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