The Individual and Family Self Management Theory Based Epilepsy Education Program's Effectiveness

The Effectiveness of The Education Program Based on The Individual and Family Self Management Theory Given For Epilepsy Adolescents and Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of the study; to determine the effect of education program given to adolescents diagnosed with epilepsy and their parents based on Ryan and Sawin's individual and family self-management theory, on adolescents 'attitudes towards disease, self-efficacy, quality of life and parents' nurse-parent support levels.

In addition to the expected effects of epilepsy on children, the course of the disease and the course of the child's life will change as the duration of life with the disease increases. In epilepsy, it is necessary to develop self-management behaviors in order to facilitate adaptation to the disease, to encourage seizure control and to increase the quality of life. Regular repetition of the trainings created within the framework of a certain plan to improve self-management behaviors is one of the recommended steps to strengthen the individual with chronic disease in the disease process. This randomized controlled study including aged 12-18 adolescents with a diagnosis of epilepsy, monotherapy, mental retardation without cerebral palsy, and no secondary disease and their parents. However, there isn't enough published research examining the effect of education program given to adolescents diagnosed with epilepsy and their parents based on Ryan and Sawin's individual and family self-management theory, on adolescents 'attitudes towards disease, self-efficacy, quality of life and parents' nurse-parent support levels.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a diagnosis of epilepsy for at least 6 months,
• Being in the age range of 12-18 years,
• Cerebral palsy, attention deficit, lack of mental retardation, except for a different physical or epilepsy,
• Receiving monotherapy treatment for epilepsy
• To be able to communicate in Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cerebral palsy, attention deficit, mental retardation other than epilepsy,
• Patients who are over the age of 18 or who switch to an adult care program,
• Not being open to communication and cooperation, not taking polytherapy
• Adolescents not continuing the monitoring phase or wanting to stop working at any stage,
• Prior history of seizures due to screen exposure