A practical program for responding to epileptic seizures including buccal midazolam administration in schools: Effectiveness evaluation for Yogo teachers in Japan

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Epilepsy & Behavior Pub Date : 2024-11-30 DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110156

Noriko Ozawa , Etsuko Tomisaki , Hikaru Sou , Shoko Miyagawa , Junki Yoshioka , Hiroko Horie , Ayaka Kandatsu , Naoko Kumada Deguchi , Etsuko Soeda

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Abstract

Early response to epileptic seizures is critical. In children, epileptic seizures can occur at school, and practical programs are required to enable teachers to respond. In Japan, schoolteachers may administer buccal midazolam orally under certain conditions; however, there are no established training programs for responding to epileptic seizures in schools. In this study, we aimed to develop a training program on how to respond to seizures, including buccal midazolam administration, and evaluate its effectiveness. We conducted a training program for Yogo teachers at special needs schools and evaluated the differences in confidence in responding to epileptic seizures and administering oral buccal midazolam before and after the program. The results demonstrated that confidence in responding to epileptic seizures and administering oral buccal midazolam significantly improved after the program. We concluded that this training program can help special needs Yogo teachers gain confidence in administering buccal midazolam and responding to epileptic seizures in the school setting.

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Epilepsy & Behavior 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

15.40%

发文量

385

审稿时长

43 days

期刊介绍： Epilepsy & Behavior is the fastest-growing international journal uniquely devoted to the rapid dissemination of the most current information available on the behavioral aspects of seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior presents original peer-reviewed articles based on laboratory and clinical research. Topics are drawn from a variety of fields, including clinical neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, and neuroimaging. From September 2012 Epilepsy & Behavior stopped accepting Case Reports for publication in the journal. From this date authors who submit to Epilepsy & Behavior will be offered a transfer or asked to resubmit their Case Reports to its new sister journal, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports.