Fear of negative evaluation and the concealment of their disease by epilepsy patients

Dayapoğlu N., Ayyildiz N. I., Şeker D.

EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR, cilt.113, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 113
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107539
  • Dergi Adı: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Epilepsy, Concealment of disease, Fear of negative evaluation, PERCEIVED STIGMA, FELT STIGMA, STIGMATIZATION, SCALE, KNOWLEDGE
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The fear of being negatively evaluated and subjected to social stigma causes people with epilepsy to conceal their disease. This study aims to explore the fear of negative evaluation and disease concealment in epilepsy patients in northern Turkey.