Developing guidelines for nursing management of epilepsy in Ghanaian schools.
Epilepsy
Ghanaian schools
Management guidelines
Nursing management
Journal
BMC neurology
ISSN: 1471-2377
Titre abrégé: BMC Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Oct 2024
14 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
20
05
2024
accepted:
07
10
2024
medline:
15
10
2024
pubmed:
15
10
2024
entrez:
14
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The absence of guidelines for the nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy, who are students in Ghana, has resulted in the high dropout rates of such students. It is our hope, that in the near future, these individuals living with epilepsy will receive the needed attention, experience less stigmatization and discrimination. This, we expect, will result in better retention of such students in schools, improved academic performance and successful graduation. To achieve this, there is the need to develop appropriate guidelines and implement same for their benefit. In line with this, the study aims to develop guidelines for nurses to manage individuals living with epilepsy in Ghanaian schools. Qualitative approach will be adopted to conduct this study in two phases. In the first phase, a case study design will be deployed in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. The case is the nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy within the school context, and the sources of information will be the general nurses, psychiatric, or community psychiatric nurses working at the schools. Within the context of the case, parents or guardians of individuals living with epilepsy in the schools as well as their teachers will be included in the study. Data will be collected through individual interviews for nurses and parents while focus group discussions will be used for the teachers. Thematic analysis will be used to analyze the data. In the second phase, guidelines will be developed using the modified e-Delphi Technique. The study will be piloted in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana. Ethics approval for this study has been obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Additionally, Administrative approvals have been obtained from the Ghana Education Service. The guidelines developed will form the basis for nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy in Ghanaian schools. This will help to improve educational outcomes for the individuals living with epilepsy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The absence of guidelines for the nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy, who are students in Ghana, has resulted in the high dropout rates of such students. It is our hope, that in the near future, these individuals living with epilepsy will receive the needed attention, experience less stigmatization and discrimination. This, we expect, will result in better retention of such students in schools, improved academic performance and successful graduation. To achieve this, there is the need to develop appropriate guidelines and implement same for their benefit. In line with this, the study aims to develop guidelines for nurses to manage individuals living with epilepsy in Ghanaian schools.
METHODOLOGY
METHODS
Qualitative approach will be adopted to conduct this study in two phases. In the first phase, a case study design will be deployed in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. The case is the nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy within the school context, and the sources of information will be the general nurses, psychiatric, or community psychiatric nurses working at the schools. Within the context of the case, parents or guardians of individuals living with epilepsy in the schools as well as their teachers will be included in the study. Data will be collected through individual interviews for nurses and parents while focus group discussions will be used for the teachers. Thematic analysis will be used to analyze the data. In the second phase, guidelines will be developed using the modified e-Delphi Technique. The study will be piloted in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana. Ethics approval for this study has been obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Additionally, Administrative approvals have been obtained from the Ghana Education Service.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
The guidelines developed will form the basis for nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy in Ghanaian schools. This will help to improve educational outcomes for the individuals living with epilepsy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39402465
doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03908-5
pii: 10.1186/s12883-024-03908-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
390Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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