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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background/aim: We aimed to evaluate the level of epilepsy-related knowledge and attitude among neurology outpatients without an epilepsy diagnosis.

Materials and methods: The Epilepsy Knowledge and Attitude Scale was applied to 331 adult patients who were evaluated with various diagnoses in the neurology outpatient clinic.

Results: The participants comprised 331 people, 51.4% of whom were women and 48.6% of whom were men. The knowledge and attitude values increase significantly as the education level of our participants increased (p < 0.001). The knowledge and attitude scores of those who knew about an individual with epilepsy were significantly higher (p < 0.001). Attitude scale scores were higher in patients diagnosed with headache, multiple sclerosis, syncope, Behçet’s disease, essential tremor and sleep disorders compared with other groups.

Conclusion: This study focused on a subgroup of adults without epilepsy who had other neurological conditions. The findings may illuminate the critical role of education and public awareness in fostering more positive attitudes toward individuals with epilepsy, reducing stigma, and facilitating their social integration.

Author ORCID Identifier

AYŞE TİTİZ: 0000-0001-5532-852X

ABİDİN ERDAL: 0000-0003-3698-8201

YAREN AĞAR: 0009-0004-0564-3520

BUSE ALTUNBAŞAK: 0009-0003-3036-6652

DOI

10.55730/1300-0144.6068

Keywords

attitude, awareness, Epilepsy, knowledge, stigma

First Page

1130

Last Page

1140

Publisher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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