Epilepsy perception amongst education professionals
| Autor: | Roger Walz, Katia Lin, João Carlos Xikota, Mariana dos Santos Lunardi, Fabio Pra da Silva de Souza |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Population Stigma (botany) Neurological disorder Epilepsy Questionnaire about Epilepsy Physiology (medical) Perception medicine Statistical analysis Psychiatry education Short duration media_common education.field_of_study epilepsy education business.industry educação em epilepsia medicine.disease Stigma Scale of Epilepsy Questionário sobre Epilepsia Escala de Estigma em Epilepsia Neurology stigma Scale (social sciences) education professionals profissionais da educação Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology v.18 n.3 2012 Journal of epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology Liga Brasileira de Epilepsia (LBE) instacron:LBE Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 79-84, Published: 2012 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder that may cause school failure due to several factors such as seizure severity, lack of information about the condition and stigma. This study aimed to evaluate the degree of perceived stigma and knowledge towards epilepsy among education professionals, and additionally, provide them correct information about epilepsy to reduce stigma through a training course. METHODS: Social and demographic data, as well as the degree of stigma were obtained through the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy. To estimate the level of educational professionals' knowledge about epilepsy we used the Questionnaire about Epilepsy. Statistical analysis consisted of Pearson's or Spearman's correlation tests for numerical parametric or non-parametric variables were used to determine potential significant associations. A p |
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