Table 2. Relationship between the stigma measured by rESS scale, demographic and clinical characteristics of the respondents.
| rEES categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (without stigma) |
1-6 (mild stigma) |
7-9 (high stigma) |
p- value |
|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 7 (46.7%) | 23 (45.1%) | 15 (44.1%) | 0.870# |
| Female | 8 (53.3%) | 28 (54.9%) | 19 (55.9%) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Grammar school | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.809# |
| High school | 10 (66.7%) | 33 (66.0%) | 21 (61.8%) | |
| College education | 1 (6.7%) | 8 (16.0%) | 4 (11.8%) | |
| University qualifications | 4 (26.7%) | 6 (12.0%) | 8 (23.5%) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 9 (60.0%) | 26 (52.0%) | 22 (64.7%) | 0.538# |
| Unemployed | 6 (40.0%) | 24 (48.0%) | 12 (35.3%) | |
| BDI (0-63) Median (interquartile range) |
5 (1-8) | 3 (0-8) | 8 (0-24.5) | |
| ≤9 –without depression | 12 (80.0%) | 39 (76.5%) | 18 (52.9%) | 0.011 |
| 10-15 – mild depression | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (5.9%) | 2 (5.9%) | |
| 16-19 – mild to moderate depression | 1 (6.7%) | 5 (9.8%) | 4 (11.8%) | |
| 20-29 – moderate to expressed depression | 2 (13.3%) | 3 (5.9%) | 4 (11.8%) | |
| ≥30 – expressed depression | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 6 (17.6%) | |
| Type of seizures | ||||
| Focal | 9 (60.0%) | 34 (66.7%) | 24 (70.6%) | 0.476# |
| Generalized | 6 (40.0%) | 17 (33.3%) | 10 (29.4%) | |
| The duration of disease/year Median (interquartile range) |
15 (8-18) | 12 (8-20) | 11 (6.5-18.5) | 0.768* |
| Period without EPI seizure/months Median (interquartile range) |
6 (3-8) | 4 (3-6) | 6 (4-9) | 0.026* |
| Age/years Median (interquartile range) |
33 (21-38) | 36 (28-46) | 41 (29-49.5) | 0.369* |
| Therapy | ||||
| Monotherapy | 5 (33.3%) | 7 (13.7%) | 8 (23.5%) | 0.430# |
| Polytherapy | 10 (66.7%) | 44 (86.3%) | 26 (76.5%) | |