<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_joepi-2015-0012_s_001"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Social knowledge about epilepsy has significant influence on shaping attitudes towards people with this disorder.</p></sec><sec id="j_joepi-2015-0012_s_002"><h3>Aim</h3><p>The aim of the article was to find out an answer to the following question: How does the level of knowledge and perceiving people with epilepsy differ across societies of different countries?</p></sec><sec id="j_joepi-2015-0012_s_003"><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>We evaluated 30 publications published between 2000 and 2013 on measuring the knowledge about epilepsy and psycho-social functioning of people with epilepsy. The articles were divided into five groups (including five continents): Europe-14 articles: six from Poland and eight from other countries, one from New Zealand, five from America, six from Asia and four from Africa.</p></sec><sec id="j_joepi-2015-0012_s_004"><h3>Discussion and conclusions</h3><p>Despite widespread occurrence of the disorder in the world, the level of knowledge about epilepsy is low. Most authors, but also respondents, still postulate the necessity to introduce education on the matter to various age groups. The best form of communication used by the respondents is the media.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionSocial knowledge about epilepsy has significant influence on shaping attitudes towards people with this disorder.AimThe aim of the article was to find out an answer to the following question: How does the level of knowledge and perceiving people with epilepsy differ across societies of different countries?Material and methodsWe evaluated 30 publications published between 2000 and 2013 on measuring the knowledge about epilepsy and psycho-social functioning of people with epilepsy. The articles were divided into five groups (including five continents): Europe-14 articles: six from Poland and eight from other countries, one from New Zealand, five from America, six from Asia and four from Africa.Discussion and conclusionsDespite widespread occurrence of the disorder in the world, the level of knowledge about epilepsy is low. Most authors, but also respondents, still postulate the necessity to introduce education on the matter to various age groups. The best form of communication used by the respondents is the media.

Current knowledge about epilepsy and associated psychosocial conditions

Journal of Epileptology

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IntroductionSocial knowledge about epilepsy has significant influence on shaping attitudes towards people with this disorder.AimThe aim of the article was to...

Current knowledge about epilepsy and associated psychosocial conditions

Published Online: Jun 26, 2014

Page range: 25 - 36

Received: Apr 23, 2014

Accepted: Jun 18, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2015-0012

Keywords
epilepsy, knowledge, psychosocial conditions

© 2014 Dorota Talarska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Current knowledge about epilepsy and associated psychosocial conditions

Published Online: Jun 26, 2014

Page range: 25 - 36

Received: Apr 23, 2014

Accepted: Jun 18, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2015-0012

Keywordsepilepsy, knowledge, psychosocial conditions

© 2014 Dorota Talarska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
epilepsy, knowledge, psychosocial conditions