TY  - JOUR
JF  - ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
PB  - ASSOC ARQUIVOS DE NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000006
ID  - discovery81129
N1  - All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
AV  - public
N2  - Purpose: To validate a Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE). Methods: The SSE was completed by 40 adult with epilepsy attending an Outpatient Epilepsy Clinic at the University Hospital of UNICAMP, and by 40 people from the community. People were interviewed on an individual basis; a psychologist read the questions to the subjects who wrote the answers in a sheet. The procedure was the same for all the subjects and completion took around ten minutes. Results: The SSE has 24 items. The internal consistency of the SSE showed alpha. Cronbach's coefficient 0.88 for the patients with epilepsy and 0.81 for the community. The overall mean scores of the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy formula were: 46 (SD=18.22) for patients and 49 (SD=13.25) for the community where a score of 0 would suggest no stigma, and 100 maximum stigma. Discussion: The SSE has satisfactory content validity and high internal consistency. It allows the quantification of the perception of stigma by patients and people from community; this can then be used for interventional studies, such as mass media campaign in minimizing the negative facets of stigma.
SN  - 0004-282X
SP  - 35 
VL  - 65
Y1  - 2007/06//
TI  - Stigma scale of epilepsy - Validation process
KW  - stigma
KW  -  epilepsy
KW  -  instrument development
KW  -  quality of life
KW  -  validation
KW  -  stigma scale
KW  -  QUALITY-OF-LIFE
KW  -  PERCEPTIONS
KW  -  ADOLESCENTS
KW  -  PERSPECTIVE
KW  -  KNOWLEDGE
KW  -  PEOPLE
A1  - Fernandes, PT
A1  - Salgado, PCB
A1  - Noronha, ALA
A1  - Sander, JW
A1  - Li, LM
EP  -  42
ER  -