Evaluation of the Attitudes of Mothers With Children With Epilepsy Toward Rational Drug Use

Abstract

Rational drug use is important in pediatric patients with epilepsy. In this descriptive study, it was aimed to evaluate the attitudes of mothers with children with epilepsy toward rational drug use. The sample of the study of 200 mothers with a child diagnosed with epilepsy. It was found that mothers administered over-the-counter medications 97.5% of the time, the mean scores of the mothers’ rational drug use attitude scale differed depending on the variables such as the mother’s age, education level, place of residence, number of children, age of the child with epilepsy, the child’s continuous drug use and over-the-counter drug use for their child (P < .05). It was determined that over-the-counter drug use is common among mothers of children with epilepsy. Increasing the awareness of mothers who are in the risk group about rational drug use, and the continuity of education are important for drug compliance in pediatric epilepsy patients.