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The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability
Joint Authors
de Souza, Jéssica Lopes
Faiola, Aline Scardoeli
Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego
de Manreza, Maria Luiza Giraldes
Source
Neurology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the perceived social stigma of people with epilepsy with regard to the question of employability.
Methods.
A structured questionnaire was given to two groups of people with chronic diseases: those with epilepsy (study group) and those with heart disease (control group).
The questions concerned employability.
Results.
Having epilepsy was more strongly associated with higher unemployment rates (p<0.0001); job layoffs (p=0.001); being unfit to work (p<0.0001); feeling shame for having the disease (p=0.014); absence of partners (p=0.026); and depression (p=0.004).
The tendency to hide their disease from their employers was similar for the two groups.
Conclusion.
The age discrepancy between groups was an important limiting factor of this study.
However, despite the limited number of participants and the age difference between the groups, there is no impediment in stating that people with epilepsy show high rates of unemployment, depression, and stigma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Souza, Jéssica Lopes& Faiola, Aline Scardoeli& Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego& de Manreza, Maria Luiza Giraldes. 2018. The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability. Neurology Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Souza, Jéssica Lopes…[et al.]. The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability. Neurology Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Souza, Jéssica Lopes& Faiola, Aline Scardoeli& Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego& de Manreza, Maria Luiza Giraldes. The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability. Neurology Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210594
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1210594