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Karakaş N, Sarıtaş SÇ, Aktura SÇ, Karabulutlu EY, Oruç FG. Investigation of factors associated with stigma and social support in patients with epilepsy in Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Epilepsy Behav 2022; 128:108572. [PMID: 35123241 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to identify the stigma and multidimensional perceived social support levels of patients with epilepsy, as well as the factors affecting them. METHOD The sample of the study consisted of 115 patients with epilepsy followed up in a university hospital in eastern Turkey. The data of the study were collected using the descriptive information form, the Jacoby Stigma Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Data analysis was performed using t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS The rate of exposure to stigma of the patients in the study was 62.4%. Those under 30 years of age, single, with low economic status, and living with their parents and siblings had higher stigma scale mean scores than the other groups (p = 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.001, p = 0.019, respectively). Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support total scores were higher in women and married people (p = 0.020, p = 0.01, respectively). A statistically significant negative moderate correlation was found between the patients' Stigma scale mean values and Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale mean values (r = -0.568. p < 0.01). CONCLUSION According to the study's findings, stigma is prevalent among patients with epilepsy. Increasing social awareness in order to augment social support in patients with epilepsy and providing the patient with positive coping strategies may be effective in reducing stigma in patients with epilepsy.
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- Neşe Karakaş
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
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- Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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Huang K, Wu Y, He Q, Yang H, Du Y, Xiao B, Feng L. Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the epilepsy stigma scale. Epilepsy Behav 2022; 127:108531. [PMID: 35030470 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the epilepsy stigma scale (ESS), which aims to better understand the stigma of patients with epilepsy (PWEs), lays the foundation for future investigation and explores appropriate strategies to mitigate PWEs' stigma in Chinese culture. METHODS The scale was translated following standard procedures. For psychometric validation, the Chinese version of the ESS was administered to 214 PWEs above the age of 16 who were diagnosed with epilepsy by two trained epileptologists and were taking anti-seizure drugs for at least a month. All of the patients were recruited from Xiangya Hospital of Central South University of China from August 2021 to September 2021. RESULTS The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.893 for the entire scale, 0.903 for felt stigma, and 0.688 for enacted stigma. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted and showed that the scale was grouped under two dimensions, and the results of confirmatory factor analysis support the structure. CONCLUSION The Chinese version of the ESS is a valid and reliable tool to assess epilepsy-related stigma in Chinese culture.
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- Kailing Huang
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, PR China; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, PR China.
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