ObjectiveTo investigate the knowledge of drug safety among parents of some children with epilepsy in Henan Province, and to provide a basic advice for drug safety and health education for children with epilepsy.sMethodUsing a questionnaire to parents of epilepsy children from the Children's Hospital in Henan Province and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in July 2019, a total of 336 questionnaire were conducted by the professionals responsible for after the training, including parents and children basic situation, drug habits and attitudes, medication safety consciousness and antibiotic drug use knowledge.Results320 questionnaire were collected, 314 of which were valid questionnaires, with an effective rate of 98.1%. 66 (21%) of parents chose juice or milk for oral administration, and 87 (27.7%) of parents chose sugar water. 104 (33.1%) of the parents chose to stop the medication immediately after the child's condition improved. 126 (40.1%) of parents believe that combination of two or more antibiotics is more effective, 178 (56.7%) of parents will give their children antibiotics when they have a cold or fever, and more than 254 (80%) of parents are not aware of adverse reactions to antibiotics.ConclusionIn the investigation, the parents of children with epilepsy in Henan Province still have insufficient knowledge of safe drug use, and there are many non-standard drug use behaviors. Local medical professionals for epilepsy should be strengthened to guide and monitor the children and their parents.
ObjectiveTo deeply discuss the home care experience of parents of children with epilepsy, analyzed the current status of care ability and the real influencing factors, and provide a basis to improve their care ability.MethodsDescriptive research was used to conduct in-depth interviews with parents of 14 children with epilepsy who were admitted to the Children's Hospital of Zhengzhou University from December 2019 to January 2020, and data analysis was performed by using the generic analysis method.ResultsThe home care experience of parents of children with epilepsy includes four themes: weak nursing ability, physical and mental fatigue, weak support system, and expectation of medical professional support.ConclusionMedical staffs should combine the needs of parents of children with epilepsy and the influencing factors of care ability to carry out health education guidance of online and offline epilepsy knowledge and care skills to improve their care ability.
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