Investigation into Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Among Non-/neurological Doctors and Nurses in Southern China
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Purpose: To assess attitudes concerning epilepsy among non-/neurological medical personnel from basic-level hospitals in southern China and identify significant predictive factors for future stigma reduction interventions.
Method: The Chinese Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (CPATE) scale was administered to 184 neurological and 264 non-neurological medical staff members from basic-level hospitals in southern China. Positively stated items in the PATE scale were reversely scored; in this case, a higher score would indicate a more negative attitude.
Results: The mean score of each item among the neurological group was statistically lower than that of the non-neurological group. The mean scores in both the general and personal domains of the CPATE scale were significantly lower among the doctors as compared to nurses.
Conclusions: This was the first study to evaluate the attitudes toward epilepsy among medical personnel with different characteristics in basic-level hospitals in China. Health education can be a new model for stigma-reducing public interventions in China. Future strategies should first focus on improving access to correct knowledge about epilepsy among non-neurological medical staffs. This would be a vital breakthrough point to improve attitudes toward epilepsy in the whole society to help ease the disease burden on people with epilepsy, their families and the community in the years to come.
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