The Impact of Health Literacy Education on Knowledge, Treatment Adherence and Stigma Among Adolescents With Epilepsy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP)
研究概览
简要总结
Evaluating changes in knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to epilepsy and its treatment as a result of an educational intervention among adolescents with epilepsy to determine if improved KAP about epilepsy results in improved medication adherence and less perceived stigma.
详细描述
This proof-of-concept study aims to evaluate the impact of a targeted health literacy intervention on knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy and its treatment, and reported medication adherence and stigma among adolescents with epilepsy in Uganda.
Research Questions:
- What is the impact of a culturally relevant information session on the knowledge of epilepsy and its treatment among adolescents with epilepsy in Uganda?
- What is the impact of such an educational session on reported medication adherence and reported stigma among this group?
The investigators hypothesize that a culturally relevant educational intervention will significantly improve knowledge about epilepsy and its treatment, increase medication adherence, and reduce stigma among adolescents with epilepsy in Uganda. This hypothesis is based on the premise that tailored health literacy interventions can address specific misconceptions and barriers to care, thereby improving health outcomes for PWE (persons with epilepsy) in contexts burdened by significant treatment gaps and cultural stigmatization.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adolescents with a diagnosis of epilepsy attending a clinic at one of the study sites.
- •Ages 12-18 years
- •Ability and willingness to provide informed assent and guardian consent to participate in the study.
- •English, Runyankole or Luganda language proficiency.
排除标准
- •Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent or assent to participate in the study.
- •Developmental/cognitive challenges that hinder participation in the intervention or completion of surveys.
研究组 & 干预措施
Health Literacy Educational Session- Control Group Testing
Participants will receive pre- and post-testing at the same interval as the experimental arm. Rather than receiving the educational session intervention, participants will have lunch during the interval. The comparator group will receive the intervention after all primary and secondary outcome measures have been completed.
干预措施: Health Literacy Educational Session- Comparator (Other)
Health Literacy Educational Session- Control Group Testing
Participants will receive pre- and post-testing at the same interval as the experimental arm. Rather than receiving the educational session intervention, participants will have lunch during the interval. The comparator group will receive the intervention after all primary and secondary outcome measures have been completed.
干预措施: Health Literacy Educational Session (Behavioral)
Health Literacy Educational Session- Experimental Group Testing
Participants are divided into groups of 6-10 adolescents each to receive the educational session intervention, with those aged 12-15 in different groups from those aged 16-18 due to potential differences in question focus.
干预措施: Health Literacy Educational Session (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Epilepsy Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP)
时间窗: 20 minutes
The primary outcome measure is a 31-item Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) about epilepsy survey. The questionnaire was adapted from Krishnaiah and colleagues (2016), and measures basic knowledge about and attitudes toward epilepsy. Epilepsy Knowledge \& Attitudes (KAP) has a reporting scale: 0-31 (higher better).
次要结局
- Kilifi Stigma Scale(10 minutes)
- Voils Medication Adherence Items(3-minutes)