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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2017 Sep 27;58(11):1946–1954. doi: 10.1111/epi.13911

Table 3:

Epilepsy knowledge and stigma scores after viewing a brief video on epilepsy stigma communication

Variable Social Inclusion
Video

n = 94
Role
Competency
Video
n= 92
Control


n= 109
Statistic
(Kruskal
Wallis Test)

ABLE– Mean (SD)

-Negative
 Stereotypes

2.51 (1.35)

2.71 (2.08)

2.88 (2.35)

p=.873

-Risk and Safety
 Concerns

3.33 (0.74)

3.61 (3.52)

3.67 (3.16)

p=.442

-Work and Social Role
 Expectations

3.85 (0.43)

4.10 (1.88)

3.92 (1.28)

p=.351

-Fear and Social
 Avoidance

2.63 (1.26)

3.18 (2.59)

3.21 (2.66)

p=.537

Composite Score*

3.08 (0.79)

3.40 (1.60)

3.42 (1.75)

p=.568

Epilepsy Knowledge
Questionnaire
– Mean (SD)

6.25 (1.70)

6.33 (1.66)

6.01 (1.76)

p=.457

ABLE: Attitudes and Beliefs about Living with Epilepsy. Higher scores indicate more stigmatizing attitudes

*

: Average of 4 ABLE sub-scale scores

EKQ: Epilepsy Knowledge Questionnaire. Higher scores indicate more knowledge