Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy amongst students in the health area: intervention aimed at enlightenment

Fonseca, Lineu Corrêa; Vieira, Ana Lídia da Câmara

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2007000700017

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“…A number of questionnaires were based on the surveys used by Caveness and Gallup. 18,19–28 Bishop et al, developed a questionnaire based on the assessment of Antonak and colleagues. 29–32 Fernandes et al, 33 developed the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE), which was used in a number of studies, often with some modifications.…”

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“…Most studies (N=9) 26; 28; 51; 78; 79; 80; 81; 82; 84 were non-controlled prospective trials, three were randomized control trials. 34; 42; 83 Interventions targeted primary and elementary students 42; 51; 83 (N=3), high school students 34 (N=1) and college students 26; 28 (N=2) as well as school teachers 78; 79; 81; 84 (N=4) and health professionals 80; 82 (N=2). Consistent with the pedagogical and clinical settings, interventions relied on communicating health information via lectures or other formal, lengthy curricula to train or educate their target audiences.…”

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“…Combinations of seminars, lectures, trainings, and courses were all classified under the same approach because there were no distinguishing factors in the brief methods sections in these intervention papers. Another popular intervention strategy 28; 42; 83 (N=3) was an audio visual mixed modality that included discussion and/or role playing. Next, lecture only 82 (N=1) or lecture with discussion 51 (N=1) were used.…”

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Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Herrmann

Welter

Berg

et al. 2016

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Objective: This systematized literature review identified reports describing epilepsy misconceptions in the developed Western countries and research interventions focused on reducing these misconceptions. Materials and Methods: English language publications from January 2004 to January 2015 that described original research conducted in Europe, North/Central/South America or Australia on misconceptions about epilepsy among the general public. Results: 81 publications were selected. Most studies were conducted in the Americas (N=30) and Europe (N=31). Misconceptions and attitudes about epilepsy were assessed among clinical providers (N= 9), family members of people with epilepsy (PWE, N=5), teachers (N= 11), students (N=22), and the general public (N= 25). Most studies used structured questionnaires, sometimes adding open-ended questions. Misconceptions reflected socially exclusionary attitudes directed at PWE, ignorance about treatment, and over-generalizations that are stigmatizing when applied to all PWE. Misconceptions were more prevalent in those with less education, lower socioeconomic status, and no exposure to PWE. There were only 12 intervention studies. While intervention studies were generally effective in improving attitudes, many were targeted to healthcare and education settings, were time intensive, and impractical for broad general population implementation. None incorporated newer technology-based strategies regarding effective health communication approaches. Conclusions: Types of epilepsy misconceptions were similar in reports published over the last decade, although most referred to misconceptions that have already been previously described. Existing questionnaires may fail to identify more subtle forms of current misconceptions and negative attitudes. Few interventional studies specifically target epilepsy stigma. Practical and broad scalable approaches to de-stigmatize epilepsy may help reduce misconceptions.

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Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Herrmann

Welter

Berg

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Epilepsy & Behavior

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“…[9] and among the Brazil university students by Tedrus et al . [14] Information campaigns should target the young age groups as the misperceptions are prevalent in them, as is the opportunity to change them. Destigmatization campaigns should be provided to correct students’ information and degrees of stigma toward people with epilepsy and provide appropriate education.…”

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Perception of epilepsy among the urban secondary school children of Bareilly district

Joshi¹,

Mahmood

Bamel

et al. 2012

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

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Background:There is a lack of knowledge about epilepsy among the students and the population in general, with consequent prejudice and discrimination toward epileptic patients.Objectives:Knowledge, behavior, attitude and myth toward epilepsy among urban school children in Bareilly district was studied.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students of 10 randomly selected secondary schools of the urban areas in Bareilly district. A structured, pretested questionnaire was used to collect data regarding sociodemographic characteristics and assess the subject's knowledge, behavior, attitude and myth toward epilepsy.Results:Of the 798 students (533 boys and 265 girls) studied, around 98.6% had heard of epilepsy. About 63.7% correctly thought that epilepsy is a brain disorder while 81.8% believed it to be a psychiatric disorder. Other prevalent misconceptions were that epilepsy is an inherited disorder (71.55%) and that the disease is transmitted by eating a nonvegetarian diet (49%). Most of them thought that epilepsy can be cured (69.3) and that an epileptic patient needs lifelong treatment (77.2). On witnessing a seizure, about 51.5% of the students would take the person to the hospital. Majority (72.31%) of the students thought that children with epilepsy should study in a special school.Conclusions:Although majority of the students had reasonable knowledge of epilepsy, myths and superstitions about the condition still prevail in a significant proportion of the urban school children. It may be worthwhile including awareness programs about epilepsy in school education to dispel misconceptions about epilepsy.

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“…Pratisyen hekimler [14] ve sağlık alanındaki öğrenciler arasında [15] epilepsi hakkın-da bazı bilgi eksikliklerinin olduğu ve bu eksikliklerin eği-tim sonrası düzeldiği belirtilmiştir. [15] Görüldüğü gibi eğitim düzeyleri yüksek olsa da öğretmen ve hekimler de hastalık hakkında yetersiz bilgi düzeyine sahip olabilmekte ve bu eksiklik uygun eğitim ile giderilebilmektedir.…”

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Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease

Yaşar¹,

Tekelı²,

Balıbey³

et al. 2013

Epilepsi

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SummaryObjectives: Today, management of epilepsy treatment is still a major problem. The level of knowledge of epilepsy is important within health care providers and patients with epilepsy. In this study we aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitudes towards the disease. Methods: A face to face questionnaire (consisted 9 questions) was applicated to 61 patients with epilepsy by a neurologist. Patients included were ones who applied to the neurology out-patient clinic during September 2010 and January 2011. Questioned 91 health care professionals were medical doctors, nurses, medical technicians and medical officers. Results: We found that the ratio of wrong answers in patient-questionaire was significantly higher than of medical professionals. Level of education versus ratio of wrong answers among patients with epilepsy and medical professionals also revealed an inverse significant correlation. Conclusion:Results of the present study showed that knowledge of medical professionals about epilepsy was better than of the patient group. Although this difference is not a totally unexpected finding, results also favored the need for amelioration of regular education programs for the management of epilepsy, not only for patients but also the health professionals.Key words: Knowledge; education; epilepsy; myth; medical professionals. ÖzetAmaç: Epilepsi hastalık tedavisinin yönetilmesi günümüzde halen önemli bir sorundur. Sağlık personeli ve epilepsi hastalarının epilepsi hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri önemlidir. Biz çalışmamızda bu bilgi düzeylerini ve hastalığa karşı tutumları değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem:Eylül 2010 -Ocak 2011 tarihleri arasında nöroloji polikliniğine ardı sıra başvuran 61 epilepsi hastası ve 91 sağlık personeline (doktor, hemşire, sağlık teknisyeni ve sağlık memuru) nöroloji uzmanı tarafından yüz yüze dokuz soruluk anket uygulandı. Bulgular:Epilepsi hastalarının anket sorularına yanlış cevap verme oranını sağlık personeline oranla istatistiksel olarak daha yüksek bulduk. Epilepsi hastaları ile sağlık personeli arasında eğitim süreleri, yanlış yanıt oranları arasındaki farklılık istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı. Yanlış cevap verme eğitim süresi ile ters bir ilişkiyi içermekteydi.Sonuç: Sağlık personelinin epilepsi hastalığı hakkında bilgi düzeyi epilepsi hastalarından genel olarak daha iyidir. Ancak, epilepsi tedavisini ele alışta daha iyi bir yaklaşım sağlamak için her iki gruba ve topluma düzenli eğitim programları uygulanmalıdır.

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Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy amongst students in the health area: intervention aimed at enlightenment

Cited by 34 publications

References 19 publications

Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Perception of epilepsy among the urban secondary school children of Bareilly district

Assesment of Knowledge and Attidudes of Patients with Epilepsy and Health Professionals About Epilepsy Disease

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