Attitudes of employees of service and trading companies towards people with epilepsy and their professional activity in Poland

Talarska, Dorota; Witkowska, Monika; Michalak, Michał

doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2013.11.008

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“…In the workplace, negative attitudes towards PWE are also evident. 5; 47 Jacoby 5 reported that for employees, working with a PWE would cause great concern, second to working with a person suffering from stress or depression. Studies seemed to indicate that while the general population did not typically voice stigmatizing ideas or thoughts, their attitudes indicate recognition that stigma exists.…”

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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

et al. 2016

Epilepsy & Behavior

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“…To help with the interpretation of the results, the overall KAP score has been transformed into several categories. They consisted in 7 classes [31] : Excellent (26)(27)(28)(29), Very good (23)(24)(25), Good (20)(21)(22), Fairly good (17)(18)(19), Fair (15)(16), Low (12)(13)(14), Nil (0-11). The Excellent range was considered as the reference level of knowledge.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health sciences students regarding epilepsy at the end of their curriculum in Benin

Vodougnon

Gérard

Bruand

et al. 2019

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Objective:The main objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of health sciences students regarding epilepsy at the end of curriculum in Benin. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among medical, pharmacy, nursing and midwife students in their last-year of health sciences training in University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin. Students completed a self-administered questionnaire, containing items addressing demographics, epilepsy treatment, diagnosis, clinical practice, and social tolerance regarding person with epilepsy. Results: The response rate to our survey was 87.7% (n=164). The sample consisted of 64 medical students, 22 pharmacy students, 43 nursing students and 35 midwife students. They were divided into 95 female subjects and 69 male; sex ratio was 0.7. The mean age of participants was 23.6±1.8 years. The mean scores for epilepsy knowledge, practices and attitudes were respectively 7.6±1.7 out of a maximum score of 11, 3.9±1.8 out of 8 and 9.6±0.8 out of 10. The KAP overall score was 21.1±3.4 out of a maximum score of 29.0. The variables associated with the overall KAP score were training school, gender, having heard

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“…Public awareness and attitudes towards epilepsy differ across cultures [1][2][3][4][5][6]. It has been noted that traditional beliefs and lack of knowledge strongly influence attitudes towards epilepsy [1][2][3]5].…”

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Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

Gazibara

Nikolovski

Lakic

et al. 2014

Epilepsy & Behavior

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Attitudes of employees of service and trading companies towards people with epilepsy and their professional activity in Poland

Abstract: To improve the employment situation of people with epilepsy, knowledge among workers should be increased. This should be done at various levels of employment to ensure that the risks of employing a person with epilepsy are more adequately assessed and mitigated if possible.

Cited by 13 publications

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Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Epilepsy misconceptions and stigma reduction: Current status in Western countries

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health sciences students regarding epilepsy at the end of their curriculum in Benin

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards children with epilepsy in Belgrade (Serbia)

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