Web-Based Epilepsy Education Program for Adolescents and Parents

Web-Based Epilepsy Education Program for Adolescents and Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to develop a web-based epilepsy education program for adolescents with epilepsy and their parents and to evaluate the efficacy of eb-based epilepsy education program on health management.eb-based epilepsy education program has been proved to be a useful and reliable educational website for the development of knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and e-health literacy of adolescents with epilepsy and their parents.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Epilepsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Web based education

Detailed Description

This study aims to develop a web-based epilepsy education program for adolescents with epilepsy and their parents and to evaluate the efficacy of web-based epilepsy education program on health management.

This randomized controlled study was conducted with 69 adolescents with epilepsy aged between 9-18 and their parents (n=71) who were accepted to Pediatric Neurology Policlinic of Antalya Training and Research Hospital of Health Science University between November 2017 and April 2018. The study sample was divided into two groups as study (35 adolescents, 37 parents) and control (34 adolescents, 34 parents) groups using simple randomization method. The web-based epilepsy training program which was developed during the preparation stage of the study was evaluated by 13 experts using the Quality of Criteria for Consumer Health Information measurement instrument. The data collection materials (Seizure Self efficacy scale, E-Health literacy scale, Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale, Website Analysis and MeasureMent Inventory Scale) were administered by the researcher to the adolescents and parents in both groups before applying eb-based epilepsy education program. Following the administration of eb-based epilepsy education program to the initiative group, all participants were observed for three months. The data collection materials were reapplied to all the participants at the end of the third month. In addition, the adolescents and their parents in the study group were applied Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory measurement tool for the evaluation of usability of the site.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 140
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Isparta, Turkey, 32200
    • Suleyman Demirel University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 50 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents without mental disability,
• Followed-up for at least six months with epilepsy diagnosis,
• No chronic disease other than epilepsy,
• No photosensitive epilepsy diagnosis,
• Internet access and use, and parents of these adolescents with internet access and use - were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents and parents who do not use the Internet

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental; Web based education intervention	Other: Web based education; Web based education
No Intervention: No intervention; Normal polyclinics application

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Epilepsy Knowledge Test	Epilepsy Knowledge test had applied pre-test and post-test. It consists of true (1), false (0) and I do not know (0) options. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 25. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 25. The increase in the total score indicates that the level of knowledge has increased.	12 week
Seizure Self Efficacy Scale	Seizure Self Efficacy Scale had applied pre-test and post-test. The scale is a 5-point likert with 15 items. It has been interpreterd that the higher the total score, the higher is the self-efficacy level of the individual. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 15 and the maximum score is 75.	12 week
Child Attitude Toward Ilness Scale	Child Attitude Toward Ilness Scale had applied pre-test and post-test. The scale was a 5-point Likert type with 15 items. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 15 and the maximum score is 75. 25. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 0 and the maximum score is 25. The increase in the total score indicates that the child has positive attitude own illness.	12 week
e-Health Literacy Scale	e-Health Literacy Scale had applied pre-test and post-test. The lowest score that can be obtained from the 5-point Likert scale is 8 and the highest score is 40. A high score from the scale indicates a high level of e-health literacy.	12 week
Website Analysis and MeasureMent Inventory	Website Analysis and MeasureMent Inventory had applied both website under preparation and post test for control group.There are 5 dimensions that measure concepts like Attractiveness, Controllability, Efficiency, Helpfulness and Learnability. The total usability score is the weighted combination of expressions from each of the five sub-dimensions. The higher the scores obtained from the scale, the higher is the usability of the website and the more useful it is. The score obtained from the Website Analysis and MeasureMent Inventory is calculated in percentiles. the fact that each sub-dimension is above 50% means that its availability is high.	12 week
Quality of Criteria for Consumer Health Information	Quality of Criteria for Consumer Health Information scale is to be used in the assessment of the content and quality of educational material. Quality of Criteria for Consumer Health Information consists of 15 key questions plus an overall quality rating. The low total score indicates a poor quality and the high score indicates a good quality. The minimum score to be taken from the scale is 15 and the maximum score is 75.	12 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Suleyman Demirel University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 28, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 27, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): October 30, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 1, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2019
• Last Verified: October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Epilepsy; Adolescence; Parent; Pediatric Nursing; Web based education
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Epilepsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: Suleyman Demirel University

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: Research article
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 2020-2021
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Open access
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Clinical Study Report (CSR)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No