Research Article
The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Psychosocial Care in Adolescents with Epilepsy
Table 1
Self-efficacy in epileptic patients aged 10 to 18 years.
| SSES-C | No answer | Not at all | Nearly sure | Doubtfully | Partially sure | Pretty sure |
| I can talk with my parents about problems of epilepsy | 1 | 4 (5.5) | 3 (4.1) | 5 (6.8) | 15 (20.5) | 46 (63.1) | I can stop myself from doing things that will aggravate epilepsy | 1 | 6 (8.2) | 6 (8.2) | 7 (9.6) | 12 (16.4) | 42 (57.6) | I can do things the doctor said to control epilepsy | 1 | 2 (2.7) | 4 (5.5) | 6 (8.2) | 20 (27.4) | 41 (56.2) | I can check the status of my seizures by avoiding the things that make it worse | 1 | 2 (2.7) | 8 (11.0) | 4 (5.5) | 23 (31.5) | 36 (49.3) | I can talk with the doctor or nurse when you have questions about epilepsy | 1 | 9 (12.4) | 3 (4.1) | 6 (8.2) | 20 (27.4) | 35 (47.9) | I can control my seizures by selecting appropriate activities | 0 | 5 (6.8) | 5 (6.8) | 11 (14.8) | 20 (27.0) | 33 (44.6) | I can control my epilepsy so can participate easily in school-related activities | 0 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (8.2) | 4 (5.5) | 28 (38.4) | 35 (47.9) | I can control my epilepsy situation by refraining from doing things that make it worse | 0 | 3 (4.1) | 7 (9.6) | 6 (8.2) | 22 (30.2) | 35 (47.9) | I can control my epileptic condition because I can handle all the problems that it creates epilepsy | 0 | 2 (2.8) | 5 (6.8) | 13 (17.8) | 24 (32.9) | 29 (39.7) | I can control my seizures despite some troubling issues in my family | 1 | 14 (19.2) | 9 (12.3) | 12 (16.4) | 24 (32.9) | 14 (19.2) | I can predict and control their epilepsy when I’m at school | 4 | 40 (57.2) | 5 (7.1) | 8 (11.4) | 6 (8.6) | 11 (15.7) | I can control my seizures even when I am angry or sad | 1 | 29 (39.2) | 6 (8.2) | 9 (12.3) | 18 (24.7) | 11 (15.1) |
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