A comparative study of public attitudes toward people with epilepsy in Austria, Switzerland and Germany based on web-based surveys
For the first time a common survey was conducted in the three German speaking countries of Austria, Switzerland and Germany with the new tool (SAPE) encompassing adapted scales on Social Distance and Emotional Reactions. The survey laid the foundation for monitoring changes in attitudes in the three countries in the long term and shows which priorities should be set for desirable joint actions by the three Epilepsy Leagues/Societies to positively influence the attitudes of the populations toward PWE.
Authors
- Rupprecht Thorbecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1570-9912)
- Margarete Pfäfflin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7983-6043)
- Theodor W. May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-9425)
- Stephan J. Rüegg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5836-622X)
- Christoph Baumgartner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4766-988X)
Institutions
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (DE)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
- Bethel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsy & Behavior
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2025.110719
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Universität Heidelberg
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie