Bohac G, Wodrich DL. A model-based approach to understanding school status of students with epilepsy.
Epilepsy Behav 2013;
27:4-8. [PMID:
23352999 DOI:
10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.12.012]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Revised: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
This study constitutes a preliminary test of a theoretical model proposed by Sexson and Madan-Swain to explain the school status of students with epilepsy. Sixty-six classroom teachers participated in the study, as did 74 of their students with epilepsy. Three predictor variables-teachers' attitude towards persons with epilepsy, teachers' training in instructing students with epilepsy, and students' seizure frequency-were examined. Consistent with the model, the three variables collectively predicted attendance (F = 54.48, p<.001, R2 = 0.70), reading (F = 21.40, p<.001, R2 = .48), math (F = 12.61, p<.001, R2 = 0.35), writing (F = 12.61, p<.001, R2 = 0.35), and special education usage (χ2 = 30.96, p<.001). Moreover, both seizure frequency and teachers' attitude, but not teachers' training, uniquely predicted some outcome variables. Limitations and potential advantages of the model are discussed.
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