01308nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001400042700001100056700001500067700001400082700001300096245004500109300001000154490000700164520095300171022001401124       2016                            d1 aAydemir N1 aKaya B1 aYıldız G1 aÖztura I1 aBaklan B00aDeterminants of felt stigma in epilepsy.  a76-800 v583 a<p>The present study aimed to determine the level of felt stigma, overprotection, concealment, and concerns related to epilepsy in different life domains by using culturally-specific scales for Turkish individuals with epilepsy. Also, it aimed to detect relations among the study variables and to determine the variables which predict felt stigma. For this purpose, felt stigma scale, overprotection scale, concealment of epilepsy scale, and concerns of epilepsy scale were administered to two hundred adult persons with epilepsy (PWE). The results showed that almost half of the participants reported felt stigma, overprotection, concealment of epilepsy, concerns related to future occupation, and concerns related to social life. Almost all the study variables show correlations with each other. Concealment of epilepsy, concerns related to social life, and concerns related to future occupation were found as the predictors of felt stigma.</p>
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