Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy amongst students in the health area - Intervention aimed at enlightenment

被引：34

作者：

Tedrus, Gloria Maria A. S. ^{[1
]}

Fonseca, Lineu Correa ^{[1
]}

da Cimara Vieira, Ana Lidia ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Pontificia Catholic Univ Campinas, Fac Med, Campinas, SP, Brazil

[2] Pontificia Univ Catolica Campinas, FAPIC Retoria, Campinas, SP, Brazil

来源：

ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA | 2007年 / 65卷 / 4B期

关键词：

epilepsy; knowledge; attitudes; stigma; prejudice;

D O I：

10.1590/S0004-282X2007000700017

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

It is known that there is a lack of knowledge about epilepsy amongst the population in general, with consequent prejudice and discrimination towards epileptic patients. Considering the importance of health professionals in the diffusion of knowledge about this neurological condition, the objective of the present study was to evaluate modifications in the knowledge and attitudes of students in the health area with respect to epilepsy, after an intervention including the presentation of specific audio-visual material and a discussion on the basic aspects of epilepsy. Simple self-administered questionnaires were applied to one hundred and sixteen health area students before and after the session of enlightenment. After the session there was significant (p<0.05) improvement in answers to different questions about etiology, epidemiology, education, work, and attitude during the seizure. The results suggest the need to include a routine low complexity educational activity in the curriculum of various courses in the health area.

引用

页码：1181 / 1185

页数：5

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