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19635685

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of people with epilepsy and their families in rural areas of China, random samples of people with epilepsy and their family members from the intervention populations completed questionnaires prior to the intervention (2002, N=975) and 2 years later (N=950). There was no significant difference in important demographic variables between the two samples. KAP levels of patients and their family members improved over the study period. Worry about seizures, discrimination, and medical costs are the principal factors in patients' psychological burden. Psychological burden and inability to concentrate at work are the main influences of the disease on family members. Reduction of the psychological burden of patients and their family members is a significant aspect of treatment to which more attention should be paid in similar future interventions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1525-5069
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
76-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in knowledge, attitude, and practice of people with epilepsy and their families after an intervention in rural China.
pubmed:affiliation
Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, 100050 Beijing, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't