A sco** review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases in low-and middle-income countries

JC Kane, MA Elafros, SM Murray, EMH Mitchell… - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health problems …

Correlates of perceived stigma for people living with epilepsy: a meta-analysis

Y Shi, S Wang, J Ying, M Zhang, P Liu, H Zhang… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Epilepsy, one of the most common, serious chronic neurological diseases, is
accompanied by different levels of perceived stigma that affects people in almost all age …

Relationships between knowledge, attitudes, stigma, anxiety and depression, and quality of life in epilepsy: a structural equation modeling

K Yeni, Z Tulek, OF Simsek, N Bebek - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Epilepsy not only is a medical disorder characterized by seizures, but is also
associated with stigma and a neurological disorder that affects quality of life. Insufficient …

Correlates of stigma in adults with epilepsy: a systematic review of quantitative studies

D Baker, FJR Eccles, HL Caswell - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this review was to identify quantitative correlates, predictors, and
outcomes of stigma in adults with epilepsy living in Western countries. Methods To identify …

Stigma accounts for depression in patients with epilepsy

Z Yıldırım, DH Ertem, AC Dirican, S Baybaş - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Epilepsy is a chronic disease with an increased risk of stigmatization due to
psychosocial consequences of the seizures. Intuitively, one may well conclude that …

Are medical students adequately prepared to provide quality care for patients with epilepsy? A cross-sectional study of their knowledge and attitude

R Shawahna, M Jaber, I Maqboul, H Hijaz… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study assessed preparedness of Palestinian medical students as future
physicians to care for patients with epilepsy through assessing their knowledge and attitude …

Assessing knowledge and attitudes of Palestinian undergraduate nursing students toward epilepsy and patients with epilepsy: a cross-sectional study

R Shawahna, M Jaber - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This study assessed knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students
toward epilepsy and patients with epilepsy (PWEs). Associations between different …

Social phobia and its relationship with perceived epilepsy-associated stigma in patients with epilepsy

AT Pak, HS Sengul, Y Sengul, ZM Gurkan - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Patients with epilepsy (PWE) might feel stigmatized due to the likelihood of having
uncontrollable seizures and the possibility of their sudden occurrence in the community …

Epilepsy knowledge and attitudes: A large observational study among the Palestinian general public

R Shawahna - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Epileptic seizures are often misunderstood as supernatural power or satanic
possession in different cultures around the world. Therefore, people with epilepsy (PWE) …

Perceived stigma and self-esteem for children with epilepsy

Y Şengül, F Kurudirek - Epilepsy Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The study was conducted to determine the sense of stigma and self-esteem in
children with epilepsy. Methods The study has a descriptive-correlational design. The …