Knowledge of epilepsy among persons with epilepsy in Turkey
| Autor: | Dilek Atakli, Burcu Yuksel, Betül Tekin Güveli, Pelin Dogan Ak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Higher education Turkey Affect (psychology) Medication Adherence 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience Epilepsy 0302 clinical medicine Seizures Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans General knowledge 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Stereotyping business.industry Knowledge level Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Neurology Household income Anticonvulsants Female Neurology (clinical) Knowledge deficit business Developed country 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsybehavior : EB. 57 |
| ISSN: | 1525-5069 |
| Popis: | It has been shown in studies that there are knowledge gaps about epilepsy in both developing and developed countries all around the world. Lack of knowledge exists even among people with epilepsy (PWE), and this may affect their lives negatively. This study aimed to evaluate what PWE in Turkey know about their disease.A self-completed questionnaire consisting of demographic details, an item about perceived stigmatization, and 24 items about general knowledge of medical and social aspects of epilepsy was developed. Applicants were asked to answer 'true', 'false', or 'do not know' to each statement. The scores of the questionnaire were defined as low (15 point), medium (≥ 15-20), and high (≥ 20).The mean score on the questionnaire was 15.17 ± 3.74 (range, 4-24). One hundred twenty-five PWE (37.9%) scored low, 170 PWE (51.5%) scored medium, and 35 PWE (10.6%) scored high. The education level and household income were highly correlated with the knowledge level. Higher education level (r: 0.31) and high income (r: 0.25) were correlated with higher mean scores (p0.01). Lack of information was present particularly in terms of etiology, management of seizures, and medication during pregnancy.We documented the knowledge deficit of PWE about their disease, a situation that may lead to suboptimal management and negative attitudes. We concluded that study programs should be organized and more education should be provided to PWE in order to overcome these issues. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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