Past and present public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Italy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 110-115

  Mecarelli, Oriano ^a   Capovilla, Giuseppe ^b   Romeo, Antonino ^c   Rubboli, Guido ^d   Tinuper, Paolo ^e   Beghi, Ettore ^f  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Epilepsy; Italy; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; CAREER; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LEISURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AWARENESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953911707     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Caveness W.F., Houston Merritt H., Gallup G.H. A survey of public attitudes toward epilepsy in 1974 with an indication of trends over the past twenty-five years. Epilepsia 1974, 15:523-536.
2. Caveness W.F., Gallup G.H. A survey of public attitudes toward epilepsy in 1979 with an indication of trends over the past thirty years. Epilepsia 1980, 21:509-518.
3. Finke M. Public attitudes toward epilepsy in the Federal Republic of Germany: trends over the past decade. Epilepsia 1980, 21:201.
4. Iivanainen M., Uutela A., Vilkkumaa I. (1980) Public awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in Finland. Epilepsia 1980, 21:413-423.
5. Lai C.W., Huang X.S., Lai Y.H., Zang Z.Q., Liu G.J., Yang M.Z. Survey of public awareness, understanding, and attitudes toward epilepsy in Henan province, China. Epilepsia 1990, 31:182-187.
6. Jensen R., Dam M. Public attitudes toward epilepsy in Denmark. Epilepsia 1992, 33:459-463.
7. Chung M.Y., Chang Y.C., Lai Y.H.C., Lai C.W. Survey of public awareness, understanding, and attitudes toward epilepsy in Taiwan. Epilepsia 1995, 36:488-493.
8. Radhakrishnan K., Pandian J.D., Santhoshkumar T., Thomas S.V., Deetha T.D., Sarma P.S., Jayachandran D., Mohamed E. Prevalence, knowledge, attitude, and practice of epilepsy in Kerala, South India. Epilepsia 2000, 41:1027-1035.
9. Mirnics Z., Czikora G., Zavecs T., Halasz P. Changes in public attitudes toward epilepsy in Hungary: results of surveys conducted in 1994 and 2000. Epilepsia 2001, 42:86-93.
10. Hills M.D., Mackenzie H.C. New Zealand community attitudes toward people with epilepsy. Epilepsia 2002, 43:1583-1589.
11. Novotna I., Rektor I. The trend in public attitudes in the Czech Republic towards persons with epilepsy. Eur J Neurol 2002, 9:535-540.
12. Kobau R., Price P. Knowledge of epilepsy and familiarity with this disorder in the U.S. population: results from the 2002 healthstyles surveys. Epilepsia 2003, 44:1449-1454.
13. Jacoby A., Gorry J., Gamble C., Baker G.A. Public knowledge, private grief: a study of public attitudes to epilepsy in the United Kingdom and implications for stigma. Epilepsia 2004, 45:1405-1415.
14. Spatt J., Bauer G., Baumgartner C., et al. Predictors of negative attitudes toward subjects with epilepsy: a representative survey in the general public in Austria. Epilepsia 2005, 46:736-742. for the Austrian Section of the International League against Epilepsy.
15. Diamantopoulos N., Kaleyias J., Tzoufi M., Kootsalis C. A survey of public awareness, understanding, and attitudes toward epilepsy in Greece. Epilepsia 2006, 47:2154-2164.
16. Daoud A., Al-Safi S., Otoom S., Wahba L., Alkofahi A. Public knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy in Jordan. Seizure 2007, 16:521-526.
17. Awad A., Sarkhoo F. Public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Kuwait. Epilepsia 2008, 49:564-572.
18. Bagic A., Bagic D., Zivkovic I. First population study of the general public awareness and perception of epilepsy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Epilepsy Behav 2009, 14:154-161.
19. Bagic A., Bagic D., Zivkovic I. First population study of the general public awareness and perception of epilepsy in Croatia. Epilepsy Behav 2009, 15:170-178.
20. Masoudnia E. Awareness, understanding and attitudes towards epilepsy among Iranian ethnic groups. Seizure 2009, 18:369-373.
21. Nijamnshi A.K., Angwafor S.A., Tabah E.N., Jallon P., Muna W.F.T. General public knowledge, attitudes, and practice with respect to epilepsy in the Batibo Health District, Cameroon. Epilepsy Behav 2009, 14:83-88.
22. Nijamnshi A.K., Tabah E.N., Yepnjio F.N., et al. General public awareness, perceptions, and attitudes with respect to epilepsy in the Akwaya Health District, South West Region, Cameroon. Epilepsy Behav 2009, 15:179-185.
23. Canger R., Cornaggia C. Public attitudes toward epilepsy in Italy: results of a survey and comparison with U.S.A. and West German data. Epilepsia 1985, 26:221-226.
24. Mecarelli O., Li Voti P., Vanacore N., D'Arcangelo S., Mingoia M., Pulitano P., Accornero N. A questionnaire study on knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy in schoolchildren and university students in Rome, Italy. Seizure 2007, 16:313-319.