The long-term development of public attitudes towards people
with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009
studies

J 2017

The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies

NOVOTNÁ, Irena and Ivan REKTOR

Basic information

Original name

The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies

Authors

NOVOTNÁ, Irena (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Ivan REKTOR (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Hoboken, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2017, 0001-6314

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

30100 3.1 Basic medicine

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.126

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/17:00096845

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12619

UT WoS

000398035900011

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-84973577823

Keywords in English

attitudes; epilepsy; long-term; politics; public; questionnaire; stigma

Abstract

In the original language

Objective: The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy (PWE) was studied. Methods: Four questions (Q) used in Czech questionnaires for studies in 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 concerned: Q1, familiarity with the concept of epilepsy; Q2, tolerance towards children with epilepsy; Q3, whether epilepsy is considered to be a mental disease; and Q4, attitudes towards employment of PWE. Results: The quality of information about epilepsy increased significantly between 1981 and 1998, 1981 and 2009, and 1998 and 2009. The 1981 and 1984 studies reflected a level of information inferior to the levels seen in Germany and the USA, and the difference had almost disappeared in 1998 and 2009. Conclusions: The long--term follow-up studies in Czech Republic displayed a permanent increase in knowledge about epilepsy. This may reflect the progress in the spread of information, the efforts of patient associations and specialists and perhaps also a change in general attitudes towards people with disabilities. The dramatic change of information levels in Czech surveys could also reflect the change of the political system in 1989. A question that remains to be answered is the extent to which the positive trend reflects positive attitudes in real life. The answers to questions concerning whether people would be willing to help a person having a seizure remain unsatisfactory. Greater efforts should be made to improve the situation of PWE and to minimize their stigmatization.

Links

LQ1601, research and development project

Name: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Cite

NOVOTNÁ, Irena and Ivan REKTOR. The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. Hoboken: WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2017, vol. 135, No 4, p. 454-458. ISSN 0001-6314. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12619.

@article{1381946,
   author = {Novotná, Irena and Rektor, Ivan},
   article_location = {Hoboken},
   article_number = {4},
   doi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12619},
   keywords = {attitudes; epilepsy; long-term; politics; public; questionnaire; stigma},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {0001-6314},
   journal = {Acta Neurologica Scandinavica},
   title = {The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies},
   url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ane.12619/full},
   volume = {135},
   year = {2017}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 1381946
AU  - Novotná, Irena - Rektor, Ivan
PY  - 2017
TI  - The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies
JF  - Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
VL  - 135
IS  - 4
SP  - 454-458
EP  - 454-458
PB  - WILEY-BLACKWELL
SN  - 00016314
KW  - attitudes
KW  - epilepsy
KW  - long-term
KW  - politics
KW  - public
KW  - questionnaire
KW  - stigma
UR  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ane.12619/full
L2  - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ane.12619/full
N2  - Objective: The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy (PWE) was studied. Methods: Four questions (Q) used in Czech questionnaires for studies in 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 concerned: Q1, familiarity with the concept of epilepsy; Q2, tolerance towards children with epilepsy; Q3, whether epilepsy is considered to be a mental disease; and Q4, attitudes towards employment of PWE. Results: The quality of information about epilepsy increased significantly between 1981 and 1998, 1981 and 2009, and 1998 and 2009. The 1981 and 1984 studies reflected a level of information inferior to the levels seen in Germany and the USA, and the difference had almost disappeared in 1998 and 2009. Conclusions: The long--term follow-up studies in Czech Republic displayed a permanent increase in knowledge about epilepsy. This may reflect the progress in the spread of information, the efforts of patient associations and specialists and perhaps also a change in general attitudes towards people with disabilities. The dramatic change of information levels in Czech surveys could also reflect the change of the political system in 1989. A question that remains to be answered is the extent to which the positive trend reflects positive attitudes in real life. The answers to questions concerning whether people would be willing to help a person having a seizure remain unsatisfactory. Greater efforts should be made to improve the situation of PWE and to minimize their stigmatization.
ER  -

NOVOTNÁ, Irena and Ivan REKTOR. The long-term development of public attitudes towards people with epilepsy in the Czech Republic: 1981, 1984, 1998 and 2009 studies. \textit{Acta Neurologica Scandinavica}. Hoboken: WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2017, vol.~135, No~4, p.~454-458. ISSN~0001-6314. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12619.

Přehled o publikaci