The impact of a learning initiative on the self-efficacy and knowledge of parents of children with epilepsy during an acute seizure outbreak at home

Objective: To evaluate how a learning program affected the self-efficacy and knowledge of parents of children with epilepsy during an event of acute seizure that occurred at home. Methodology: A structured questionnaire was developed, and the study was carried out over approximately six months at AKUH, Karachi. Participants were split into two groups: the first group received standard education regarding seizure discharge, while the second group received additional training based on simulation. Before and after the educational teaching, all participants completed a simulation assessment, in which their performance was assessed using a seizure management checklist. Results: A total of 80 participants were enrolled, 40 in each group. Both groups’ participants showed no significant differences in key demographic characteristics. Participants in the second group showed significant improvements across all knowledge questions from pre to post-test, whereas the first group showed significant differences in only four out of ten questions. The self-efficacy questionnaire revealed significant differences between the two groups in the post-test results for all self-efficacy items. Conclusion: Parents who received the educational intervention demonstrated considerable competence in post-interview scores and reported feeling more comfortable handling acute seizure events at home, supporting the effectiveness of the teaching experiment.