A multicultural comparative study of self‐stigma in epilepsy: Differences across four cultures
This cross-cultural study reveals significant variations in self-stigma among people with epilepsy across different cultural contexts, with Turkish and Japanese cohorts showing higher levels. Self-stigma demonstrated moderate positive correlations with depressive symptoms and anxiety across all cultures. Notably, differences in self-stigma were reduced when accounting for depressive symptoms, suggesting that mental health factors may have a stronger influence than cultural factors. These findings underscore the importance of considering both cultural and psychological aspects in developing targeted interventions to address self-stigma in epilepsy care.
Authors
- Kheng Seang Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2787-2365)
- Takayuki Iwayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2191-4146)
- Izumi Kuramochi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6416-5213)
- Si‐Lei Fong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1217-6380)
- Esra Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-7064)
- Yu Xuen
- Yee Joe Lynn
- Ong Zhi Qian
- Ching Woon Hin
- Jason Chia Zhi Jean
- Kimihito Mizuno
- Soon Ming Yi
Institutions
- Showa Women's University (JP)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Atatürk University (TR)
- Saitama Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia Open
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13051
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.63
Funders
- Universiti Malaya
- Russian Science Foundation
- Saitama Medical University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science