The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability.

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Neurology Research International Pub Date : 2018-05-13 eCollection Date: 2018-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2018/4140508

Jéssica Lopes de Souza, Aline Scardoeli Faiola, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Maria Luiza Giraldes de Manreza

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Abstract

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.

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癫痫患者在就业能力问题上的社会污名。

目的:评价癫痫患者在就业问题上的社会耻辱感。方法:对癫痫患者(研究组)和心脏病患者(对照组)两组慢性疾病患者进行结构化问卷调查。这些问题与就业能力有关。结果:癫痫与高失业率的相关性更强(p < 0.0001);裁员(p = 0.001);不适合工作(p < 0.0001);对患病感到羞耻(p = 0.014);无伴侣(p = 0.026);抑郁(p = 0.004)。这两组人对雇主隐瞒病情的倾向是相似的。结论:组间年龄差异是本研究的重要限制因素。然而，尽管参与者人数有限，而且年龄组之间存在年龄差异，但毫无疑问，癫痫患者的失业率、抑郁率和耻辱感都很高。

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期刊介绍： Neurology Research International is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies focusing on diseases of the nervous system, as well as normal neurological functioning. The journal will consider basic, translational, and clinical research, including animal models and clinical trials.