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creators_name: Fernandes, PT
creators_name: Salgado, PCB
creators_name: Noronha, ALA
creators_name: Sander, JW
creators_name: Li, LM
title: Stigma scale of epilepsy - Validation process
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divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D07
divisions: F81
keywords: stigma, epilepsy, instrument development, quality of life, validation, stigma scale, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PERCEPTIONS, ADOLESCENTS, PERSPECTIVE, KNOWLEDGE, PEOPLE
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abstract: 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.
date: 2007-06
publisher: ASSOC ARQUIVOS DE NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000006
vfaculties: VFBRS
oa_status: green
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Proceedings Paper
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elements_source: Web of Science
elements_id: 89109
doi: 10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000006
language_elements: EN
lyricists_name: Sander, Josemir
lyricists_id: JWASS04
full_text_status: public
publication: ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
volume: 65
pagerange: 35 - 42
event_location: Campinas, BRAZIL
issn: 0004-282X
citation:        Fernandes, PT;    Salgado, PCB;    Noronha, ALA;    Sander, JW;    Li, LM;      (2007)    Stigma scale of epilepsy - Validation process.                   ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA , 65    35 - 42.    10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000006 <https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2007001000006>.       Green open access   
 
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