TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Attitudes toward driver's licenses to people with epilepsy: 2012 vs 2014
JO  - Pediatrics international
A1  - Okumura, Akihisa
A1  - Abe, Shinpei
A1  - Nakazawa, Mika
A1  - Ikeno, Mitsuru
A1  - Igarashi, Ayuko
A1  - Takasu, Michihiko
A1  - Shimizu, Toshiaki
SP  - 185
EP  - 189
VL  - 59
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: We compared knowledge about and attitudes toward epilepsy and the issuance of driver's licenses to people with epilepsy among non-medical students before and after media controversies. <br><br>METHODS: The survey was performed in 2012 and 2014 using a structured questionnaire. Participants were non-medical students who attended a lecture on neurological diseases in children. The proportion of positive answers to each question in 2012 was compared with that in 2014. In addition, questions regarding attitudes toward driver's licenses were compared according to knowledge about car accidents linked to people with epilepsy. <br><br>RESULTS: More participants were familiar with epilepsy and had a favorable attitude toward epilepsy in 2014 than in 2012. In contrast, the proportion of participants who knew of car accidents linked to people with epilepsy was reduced in 2014 compared with 2012. The proportion of participants who did not think that severe punishment should be given to people with epilepsy if they caused a car accident decreased in 2014 among those without knowledge of car accidents. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Familiarity with and attitudes toward epilepsy were improved in 2014, whereas the decrease in proportion of positive answers about punishment among participants unfamiliar with car accidents suggested a latent worsening of public attitudes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1328-8067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ped.13104
ID  - ref1
ER  -