Development and validation of the stigma scale for epilepsy in Turkey

Baybas S., Yildirim Z., Ertem D. H., Dirican A., DİRİCAN A.

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, cilt.67, ss.84-90, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.12.023
  • Dergi Adı: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-90
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, Stigma, Scale, Seizure, ATTITUDES, MODEL
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Epilepsy is a chronic disease with an increased risk of stigma. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a scale developed by the authors to determine the level of stigma in Turkish patients with epilepsy and their relatives.