2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-06025-8
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Knowledge and attitudes of neurologists toward epilepsy surgery: an Italian survey

Abstract: The current study, conceived with the contribution of the Commission for Epilepsy Surgery of the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE) and the Epilepsy Study Group of the Italian Neurological Society (SIN), aimed to assess potential physician-related barriers to refer subjects for epilepsy surgery. All the members of SIN and LICE were invited by email to complete a 28-item online questionnaire. The survey items included: (1) individual and medical practice characteristics, (2) knowledge of current indications… Show more

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“…Prior provider surveys have found important reasons for non-referral to include concerns about surgery risk, insufficient resources, variable attitude toward epilepsy surgery, and dissatisfaction with communication with epilepsy centers. 17,18,38 A deeper and broader characterization of provider-level concerns and the hierarchy of these concerns is warranted.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Prior provider surveys have found important reasons for non-referral to include concerns about surgery risk, insufficient resources, variable attitude toward epilepsy surgery, and dissatisfaction with communication with epilepsy centers. 17,18,38 A deeper and broader characterization of provider-level concerns and the hierarchy of these concerns is warranted.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If certain environments tend to be referral‐friendly or referral‐unfriendly, a better understanding of the context in which providers practice could improve the uptake. Prior provider surveys have found important reasons for non‐referral to include concerns about surgery risk, insufficient resources, variable attitude toward epilepsy surgery, and dissatisfaction with communication with epilepsy centers 17,18,38 . A deeper and broader characterization of provider‐level concerns and the hierarchy of these concerns is warranted.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The presence of these patients indicates that the referral criteria are not sufficiently useful or that there may be obstacles in the referral process. Previous studies investigating the causes of delays in epilepsy surgery primarily attributed them to physicians’ reluctance to initiate referrals and to discrepancies in the opinions regarding epilepsy surgery between epilepsy experts and general neurologists [15] , [16] , [17] . However, this study suggests that establishing facilities that provide accessible specialised care prompted a flow of referral of patients to improved care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%