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Evaluation of School Absenteeism and Affecting Factors in Child Patients with Epilepsy

Year 2022, Volume: 32 Issue: 4, 459 - 463, 31.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1138873

Abstract

Introduction
Epilepsy is one of the common chronic diseases in childhood and puberty with a prevalence of nearly 0,5%. The children with epilepsy may suffer from such problems as school absenteeism and drop-out. This study is, therefore, intended to determine the frequency of school absenteeism in the children with epilepsy and the factors affecting it.
Material-Method
The children ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, diagnosed with epilepsy for at least one year in the department of pediatric neurology at Konya City Hospital and Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, were included in the study. The patients who were enrolled at a school in 2012-22 training and education year in the absence of a mental or motor comorbidity that would be a hindrance to their attendance to school were included in the study. As the control group, the volunteers of the same age who applied to the department of pediatric health and diseases of our hospital for routine control in the absence of any health problem were included in the same study.
Results
59 children diagnosed with epilepsy, ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, were admitted to the study and 51 children of the same age and sex group with no chronic diseases who applied to pediatric polyclinics were admitted to the study. 34 (56.7%) of the patients with epilepsy and 23 (45.1%) of the control group were males. All of the patients were absent from the school for more than one day and 4 (6,8%) patients had dropped out of the school due to their long absenteeism. None of the children in the control group dropped out of the school. The median number of the days of patients’ absenteeism was 4, while that of the control group was 1. The number of the days of patients’ absenteeism was higher than that of the control group, and it was statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion
School education is quite important for the children diagnosed with epilepsy as for all children in terms of better adaptation to the society. It is out thought that school absenteeism should be as minimum as possible among the child patients with epilepsy.

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  • 2- Cornaggia CM, Beghi M, Provenzi M, Beghi E. Correlation between Cognition and Behavior in Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2006; 47:34–9.
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  • 5- Aguiar BV, Guerreiro MM, McBrian D, Montenegro MA. Seizure impact on the school attendance in children with epilepsy. Seizure 2007;16: 698–02.
  • 6-Balkan S, Yılmaz S, Özbaran B ve ark. Çocukluk Çağı Epilepsilerinde Çocuk Yaşam Kalitesi: Hastalık Eğitiminin Rolü. J Pediatr Res 2015; 2:144–51.
  • 7- Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, et al. ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2014;55:475-82.
  • 8- Reilly C, Atkinson P, Das KB, et al. Cognition in School-aged Children with “active” Epilepsy: A Population-based Study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 2015;37 :429–38.
  • 9- Hassen O, Beyene A. The effect of seizure on school attendance among children with epilepsy: A follow up study at the pediatrics neurology clinic, Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr 2020;20: 270.
  • 10- Ali DB, Tomek M, Lisk DR. The Effects of Epilepsy on Child Education in Sierra Leone. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014;37: 236–40.
  • 11- Vujisic S, Vodopic S. Epilepsy Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes among Secondary School Teachers in Montenegro. Srp Arh Celok Lek 2017; 145:129-35.
  • 12- Lee S, Yim S, Rho Y, et al. Factors contributing to Korean teachers’ attitudes toward students with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2011; 20:378–81.

Epilepsili Çocuk Hastalarda Okul Devamsızlığı ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Değerlendirilmesi

Year 2022, Volume: 32 Issue: 4, 459 - 463, 31.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1138873

Abstract

Giriş : Epilepsi, çocukluk ve ergenlik döneminde yaygın görülen kronik hastalıklardan birisi olup yaygınlığı yaklaşık olarak %0,5 kadardır. Epilepsili çocuklarda okula devamsızlığı ve okulu bırakma gibi sorunlar görülmektedir.
Amaç:Bu çalışmayla epilepsili çocuklarda okul devamsızlığı sıklığı ve etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal-metod: Konya şehir hastanesi ve Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi çocuk nöroloji bölümlerinde en az 1 yıldır epilepsi tanısı ile takipli 12-17 yaş arası hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Okula devam etmesine engel olacak mental yada motor bir komorbititesi olmayan ve 2021-2022 eğitim öğretim yılında okul kaydı olan hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi, Kontrol grubu olarak herhangi bir sağlık problemi olmayan rutin kontrol amacıyla hastanemiz çocuk sağlığı ve hastalıkları bölümüne başvuran aynı yaş grubundan gönüllüler çalışmaya dahil edildi.
Bulgular : Çalışmamıza yaşları 12-17 yıl arasında değişen 59 epilepsi tanılı çocuk hasta ile benzer yaş ve cinsiyette olup sağlam çocuk polikliniklerine başvuran ve herhangi bir kronik hastalığı bulunmayan 51 çocuk hasta kontrol grubu olarak çalışmaya alındı. Epilepsili hastaların 34’ü (%56.7), kontrol grubunun ise 23’ü (%45.1) erkekti. Hastaların hepsinde bir günden fazla okul devamsızlığı vardı ve devamsızlığının fazla olması nedeniyle 4 (%6,8) hasta okulu bırakmıştı. Kontrol grubundaki katılımcıların ise hiçbiri okulu bırakmamıştı Hastaların devamsızlık yaptığı gün sayısı ortanca 4 gün olup, kontrol grubunun devamsızlık yaptığı gün sayısı ise ortanca 1 gün idi. Hastaların okul devamsızlığı gün sayısı kontrol grubuna göre daha fazla olup istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p<0.001).
Sonuç: Topluma daha iyi uyum sağlama açısından okul eğitimi tüm çocuklarda olduğu gibi epilepsi tanılı çocuklarda da çok önemlidir. Epilepsili çocuk hastalarda okul devamsızlığının mümkün olduğu kadar az olması gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.

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References

  • 1- Prasad AN, Sang X, Corbett BA, Burneo JG. Prevalence of Childhood Epilepsy in Canada. The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2011; 38: 719–22.
  • 2- Cornaggia CM, Beghi M, Provenzi M, Beghi E. Correlation between Cognition and Behavior in Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2006; 47:34–9.
  • 3- Serdari A. Tsalkidis A, Tripsianis G, et al. Epilepsy impact on aspects of school life of children from different cultural populations in Thrace, Greece. Epilepsy & Behavior 2009; 15: 344–50.
  • 4- Duggan MB. Epilepsy and its effects on children and families in rural Uganda. African Health Sciences 2013;13:613–23.
  • 5- Aguiar BV, Guerreiro MM, McBrian D, Montenegro MA. Seizure impact on the school attendance in children with epilepsy. Seizure 2007;16: 698–02.
  • 6-Balkan S, Yılmaz S, Özbaran B ve ark. Çocukluk Çağı Epilepsilerinde Çocuk Yaşam Kalitesi: Hastalık Eğitiminin Rolü. J Pediatr Res 2015; 2:144–51.
  • 7- Fisher RS, Acevedo C, Arzimanoglou A, et al. ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2014;55:475-82.
  • 8- Reilly C, Atkinson P, Das KB, et al. Cognition in School-aged Children with “active” Epilepsy: A Population-based Study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 2015;37 :429–38.
  • 9- Hassen O, Beyene A. The effect of seizure on school attendance among children with epilepsy: A follow up study at the pediatrics neurology clinic, Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr 2020;20: 270.
  • 10- Ali DB, Tomek M, Lisk DR. The Effects of Epilepsy on Child Education in Sierra Leone. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014;37: 236–40.
  • 11- Vujisic S, Vodopic S. Epilepsy Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes among Secondary School Teachers in Montenegro. Srp Arh Celok Lek 2017; 145:129-35.
  • 12- Lee S, Yim S, Rho Y, et al. Factors contributing to Korean teachers’ attitudes toward students with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2011; 20:378–81.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Original Article
Authors

Halil Celik 0000-0002-2022-2909

Ayşegül Danış 0000-0002-8921-9548

Project Number -
Publication Date August 31, 2022
Submission Date July 1, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 32 Issue: 4

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Vancouver Celik H, Danış A. Evaluation of School Absenteeism and Affecting Factors in Child Patients with Epilepsy. Genel Tıp Derg. 2022;32(4):459-63.

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