Attitudes of professionally active adults towards patients with epilepsy. Pilot study
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Article Category: original-paper
Publié en ligne: 04 avr. 2020
Pages: 27 - 33
Reçu: 11 déc. 2020
Accepté: 31 déc. 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2020-008
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Opinions regarding the employment of people suffering from epilepsy
| No. | Question | YES | DON’T KNOW | NO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 12. | If you were a manager, would you employ a person suffering from epilepsy? | 75 | 75.76 | 20 | 20.20 | 4 | 4.04 |
| 13. | Could a person with epilepsy be your co-worker? | 87 | 87.88 | 6 | 6.06 | 6 | 6.06 |
| 25. | Should people with epilepsy be employed? | 95 | 95.96 | 4 | 4.04 | 0 | 0.00 |
Opinions pertaining to people with epilepsy vs. demographic and occupational factors
| Variable | Average score (max. 24 points) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Woman | 18.4 ± 3.6 | 0.00761 |
| Man | 16.5 ± 3.5 | ||
| Education | Higher | 18.4 ± 3.4 | 0.00291 |
| Secondary and vocational | 16.0 ± 3.7 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 19.7 ± 2.3 | 0.00221 |
| Married | 17.1 ± 3.7 | ||
| A chronically ill person in the family | Yes | 18.4 ± 2.9 | 0.32591 |
| No | 17.3 ± 4.0 | ||
| Character of employment | Intellectual work | 19.00 ± 2.7 | < 0.00011 |
| Physical work | 15.0 ± 4.2 | ||
| Position | Manger | 20.1 ± 2.2 | 0.04282 |
| Employee | 17.9 ± 3.0 | ||
| Self-employed | 16.2 ± 4.7 | ||
| Age | rs = − 0.313 0.0050 | ||
| Number of co-workers | rs = 0.232 0.0409 | ||
| Seniority | rs = − 0.266 0.0185 |
Cognitive component questions
| No. | Question | Correct answers N % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Is epilepsy an infectious disease? | 99 | 100.00 |
| 2. | Is epilepsy a mental disease? | 80 | 80.81 |
| 3. | Do all patients suffering from epilepsy present with the same symptoms? | 73 | 73.74 |
| 4. | Is epilepsy treatable? | 15 | 15.15 |
| 5. | Can certain seizures end within seconds without anyone noticing? | 75 | 75.76 |
| 14. | Do all persons lose consciousness during a seizure? | 64 | 64.65 |
| 16. | Does every person with an epileptic seizure need to use an antiepileptic medication? | 34 | 34.34 |
| 18. | Do you think it makes sense to hold hands and legs during a seizure? | 36 | 36.36 |
| 19. | Do you know how to help a patient with epilepsy during a seizure? | 66 | 66.67 |
| 24. | Do you know the factors which may trigger a seizure? | 50 | 51.51 |
“Attitudes towards people with epilepsy” questionnaire contents
| Attitude components | N | Mean | Standard deviation | Median | Min. | Max. | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 1 | 10 | 0–10 | |
| 99 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 7 | 0–7 | |
| 99 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 0–7 | |
| 99 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0–3 | |
| 99 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 21.0 | 5 | 26 | 0–27 |