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. 2012 Dec;25(4):489-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.001. Epub 2012 Nov 12.

Employment in people with epilepsy from the perspectives of patients, neurologists, and the general population

Beata Majkowska-Zwolińska  1 , Joanna Jędrzejczak, Krzysztof Owczarek
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Employment in people with epilepsy from the perspectives of patients, neurologists, and the general population

Beata Majkowska-Zwolińska et al. Epilepsy Behav. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: Finding and continuing employment are among the most important issues for patients with epilepsy (PWE). Earlier studies indicated overrepresentation of PWE in manual unskilled or semiskilled positions.

Methods: The questionnaire-based study was carried out throughout Poland between February and March 2009. 995 PWE (18-65 yrs), 179 neurologists, and a representative sample of the Polish population over 15 yrs of age (1042) were included.

Results: 49% of PWE were employed. Patients with epilepsy most commonly work as service and sales workers, office workers, professionals, and technicians. 56% of Poles, 25% of patients, and 28% of neurologists believed that all PWE could work.

Conclusions: Almost 3/4 of PWE held non-manual positions. This contradicts the stereotype of unskilled professions being more suitable for PWE. Generally, Poles have a positive attitude towards employment of PWE, but the lack of knowledge about the condition makes them less prudent than neurologists and the PWE themselves.

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