Knowledge about epilepsy among health professionals: a cross-sectional survey in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the epilepsy knowledge among health professionals in São Paulo, Brazil.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study.

Participants

Professionals with academic degrees in physical education (n=134), nutrition (n=116), medicine (n=100), psychology (n=53), nursing (n=122) and physiotherapy (n=99) who lived in São Paulo City, Brazil.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Knowledge of health professionals about epilepsy.

Methods

Professionals with academic degrees in physical education (n=134), nutrition (n=116), medicine (n=100), psychology (n=53), nursing (n=122) and physiotherapy (n=99) who lived in São Paulo City, Brazil, were invited to participate in the study. The subjects (n=624) answered a questionnaire composed of 25 simple closed-e

SUBMITTER: Vancini RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3332239 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature