Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Oct;29(1):234-7. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.07.009.
The objective of this study was to report on the knowledge of epilepsy, as well as attitudes and practices toward individuals with epilepsy, among health-care professionals in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.
A survey consisting of 23 questions pertaining to epilepsy awareness was distributed to health education workers (n=51), nutritionists (n=56), physicians (n=265), dentists (n=58), pharmacists (n=41), nurses (n=224), physiotherapists (n=65), and fifth-year medical students (n=62) in three tertiary hospitals in Riyadh.
Of the 822 respondents who completed the questionnaire, 100% had heard about epilepsy, and 92.6% would allow their children to interact with an individual who has epilepsy. However, 67% of respondents would not want their children to marry an individual with epilepsy, 97.9% of respondents believed that individuals with epilepsy should have the same employment opportunities as the general population, 10.5% believe that supernatural power is the cause of epilepsy, 67.2% did not know how to deal with an individual experiencing an epileptic episode, and 56% did not know that surgery was a treatment option for individuals with epilepsy in Saudi Arabia. Of the 822 respondents, 39% would not abide by a physician's advice not to operate a motor vehicle because of their illness, 91% of whom cited problems with the public transportation system as a reason for disregarding the doctor's advice. When asked if the participants had access to any information on how to deal with epilepsy during their professional training, 60.3% had access to such information during their graduate studies. Ninety-eight percent of those with access to this information were physicians and health-care educators (p<0.001). Physicians and health-care educators were significantly more aware of epilepsy than any of the other groups.
The level of epilepsy awareness among health-care professionals in Riyadh needs improvement.
本研究旨在报告沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得的医疗保健专业人员对癫痫的认识，以及他们对癫痫患者的态度和做法。
我们向利雅得的三家三级医院的健康教育工作者（n=51）、营养师（n=56）、医生（n=265）、牙医（n=58）、药剂师（n=41）、护士（n=224）、物理治疗师（n=65）和五年级医学生（n=62）分发了一份包含 23 个问题的癫痫意识调查问卷。
在 822 名完成问卷的受访者中，100%听说过癫痫，92.6%允许自己的孩子与癫痫患者互动。然而，67%的受访者不愿意让自己的孩子与癫痫患者结婚，97.9%的受访者认为癫痫患者应该享有与普通人群相同的就业机会，10.5%的人认为超自然力量是癫痫的病因，67.2%的人不知道如何应对癫痫发作的患者，56%的人不知道在沙特阿拉伯手术是癫痫患者的一种治疗选择。在 822 名受访者中，39%的人不会遵守医生关于因疾病而不能驾驶机动车的建议，其中 91%的人表示这是因为公共交通系统存在问题，所以无视医生的建议。当被问及在专业培训期间是否有机会获得任何有关处理癫痫的信息时，60.3%的人在研究生学习期间获得了相关信息。获得这些信息的人中，98%是医生和医疗保健教育者（p<0.001）。医生和医疗保健教育者对癫痫的认识明显高于其他任何群体。
利雅得医疗保健专业人员对癫痫的认识水平有待提高。
