TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Patient's perspective on epilepsy: self-knowledge among Omanis
JO  - Seizure
A1  - Al-Adawi, Samir
A1  - Al-Salmy, Hamoud
A1  - Martin, Roger G.
A1  - Al-Naamani, Aziz
A1  - Prabhakar, Subhashini
A1  - Deleu, Dirk
A1  - Moosa, Samira
A1  - Dorvlo, Atsu S. S.
SP  - 11
EP  - 18
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - Improving patients' knowledge has been suggested to improve their symptoms and prognosis. Very little is known about epileptic patient's knowledge of their illness in cross-cultural settings. This pilot study investigated what Omani patients know about their disorder. Patients attending a tertiary hospital completed a structured knowledge questionnaire to elicit information pertaining to aetiology, safety, compliance with medication regimes, legal and employment issues concerning epilepsy.Although correctly endorsing issues related to their medication, this cross-cultural sample was found to have limited knowledge about their condition. In particular, most patients were unable to give accurate indications of epilepsy, neither were they able to give correct responses to questions pertaining to safety and compliance. There is a need for improving patient's knowledge. As with other chronic disorders, people with epilepsy in Oman should receive systematic health education about how to manage the condition most effectively.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1059-1311
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -