Validation and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Stigma Scale of Epilepsy

According to the results of a limited number of studies including all age groups, the prevalence in Turkey is reported to be 6 to '2.2 per'000 (1,2,3). Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) We used the Medical Outcomes study short form-36 (SF-36), which consists of eight subscales to evaluate the different domains of HRQOL: (1) physical functioning (PF); (2) role limitations because of physical health problems (RP); (3) bodily pain (BP); (4) social functioning (SF); (5) general mental health (psychological distress and psychological well being) (MH); (6) role limitations because of emotional problems (RE); (7) vitality (energy/fatigue) (VT); and (8)general health perception (GH). First the question was read and then the subject wrote down their answer. In our study the unemployment rate (44.8%) was prominently higher than the national values. [...]a significant percentage of patients reported difficulty in finding a job and experienced being terminated from their job because of their epilepsy (II).