Parents'/caregivers' fears and concerns about their child's epilepsy: A scoping review

B Carter, G Cook, L Bray, A Collingwood, H Saron… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Childhood epilepsy is a serious and common neurological condition and can
have life-long consequences and its impact can pervade all aspects of family life. Whilst the …

Stigma and psychosocial problems in patients with epilepsy

K Yeni - Exploration of Neuroscience, 2023 - explorationpub.com
Epilepsy, a prevalent neurological disorder, is characterized by chronic seizures resulting
from abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Adequate medical treatment allows roughly …

Knowledge of and Attitude towards Epilepsy among the Jordanian Community

SMA Abuhamdah, AY Naser, MAR Abualshaar - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurring seizures that do not have an
immediate identifiable cause. It is a disorder with complex symptoms and a wide range of …

Delays and disparities in diagnosis for adults with epilepsy: findings from US Medicaid data

WP Bensken, SM Navale, AS Andrew, BC Jobst… - Epilepsy research, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To identify disparities in care pathways and time from first seizure to epilepsy
diagnosis, we examined 2010–2014 Medicaid claims (including pharmacy) data from 16 …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards epilepsy in morocco: A cross-sectional study

EB Hajji, B Traore, S Hassoune, S Bellakhdar… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This study aims to assess knowledge, practices and attitudes of the general
Moroccan population towards epilepsy and to highlight predictive factors. Method A cross …

Adherence to anti-seizure medications and associated factors among children with epilepsy at tertiary Hospital in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

H Mohammed, K Lemnuro, T Mekonnen, T Melaku - BMC neurology, 2022 - Springer
Background Childhood epilepsy causes a tremendous burden for the child, the family,
society as well as the healthcare system. Adherence to anti-seizure medications (ASMs) is a …

Evaluation of attitudes toward epilepsy and health fatalism in northeastern Turkey

E Kiyak, E Erkal, S Demir, BC Demirkiran, Y Uren… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This study was carried out to identify the attitudes toward epilepsy, health fatalism,
and the factors affecting these in individuals living in Artvin in the northeast of Turkey …

Knowledge, attitude, practice, and self-efficacy of caregivers of children with epilepsy: impact of a structured educational intervention program

MAH Shahin, RM Hussien - Epilepsy & Seizure, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The parental role is crucial in the management of children with epilepsy before,
during, and after the seizures. It is crucial to ascertain the sufficient knowledge, attitude, and …

Evaluation of knowledge levels and attitudes of health management department students about epilepsy disease; a cross-sectional study

FG Durmaz, FG Cihan, İ Sevinç, M Kızmaz - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim We aimed to evaluate the knowledge levels and attitudes of the students of the
Department of Health Management about epilepsy. Method This descriptive and cross …

Effects of fatalism perception and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine on medication adherence in patients with epilepsy

Z Özer, GB Turan, S Karaman - European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The present study was conducted to ascertain fatalism perceptions, attitudes
towards complementary and alternative medicine, and medication adherence in patients …