کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3050718 1185961 2008 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Developing two different measures for assessing knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy for the Turkish population
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Developing two different measures for assessing knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy for the Turkish population
چکیده انگلیسی

The aim of this study was to develop two new scales for assessing Turkish public’s knowledge of epilepsy and attitudes toward it. A 26-item knowledge scale and a 15-item attitude scale were first developed and then tested using a random selection of adults aged ⩾18 n = 613) from different parts of Istanbul. After item and factor analyses of the knowledge scale, 10 items were omitted. Varimax rotation resulted in three underlying components that explained 35.7% of the variance. As a reliability assessment, the Kuder–Richardson-20 coefficient was 0.72. For the attitude scale one item was excluded after factor analyses. Varimax rotation revealed two underlying components that explained 46.31% of the variance. Cronbach’s alpha was found to be 0.84. Additionally, it was found that subjects with more knowledge of epilepsy had more positive attitudes toward epilepsy (r = .36, P < 0.01).

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Epilepsy & Behavior - Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 84–89
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