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NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS
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Volume 2 (Issue 2)
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SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE AND RESULTS
Here's what we asked: (Chosen as #1 - listed in percentage and rank)
1. After a seizure, provincial regulatory bodies may revoke the driver’s license of a person with epilepsy. (14.5%, 2nd place)
2. The use of strobe lights in television and video games can cause seizures in some people. (4.5%, 8th place)
3. In many movies, books and television shows, persons with epilepsy are portrayed as being “crazy” or “evil”. (20.5%, 1st place)
4. Very little research is being done regarding the value of special needs dogs in helping to prevent injury in people with epilepsy. (1.5%, 11th place)
5. Some people with epilepsy can’t afford their medication.(13%, 3rd place)
6. Generic Anti-Seizure Medication is automatically substituted by the pharmacist with no requirement to inform the patient – are you concerned by this lack of disclosure? (3%, 10th place)
7. People with epilepsy are more likely to be under- or un-employed. (10.5%, 5th place)
8. Children and adults with epilepsy often experience barriers to and a lack of support for education. (6.5%, 7th place)
9. The medical community is not always properly trained about how to inform and educate people about epilepsy. (11.5%, 4th place)
10. Police, teachers, and other public servants are often not properly trained to deal with persons with epilepsy. (3%, 6th place)
11. In divorce cases, people with epilepsy are more likely to lose child custody and visitation rights. (1.5%, 13th place)
12. Some people with epilepsy cannot get access to EEG and other diagnostic tests. (1%, 16th place)
13. People with epilepsy may find it more difficult to immigrate to Canada. (1.5%, 12th place)
14 Some people with epilepsy find it difficult to get life insurance and health benefits.(3.5%, 9th place)
15. Marijuana is illegal even for people who find that it works as an anticonvulsant.(1%, 14th place)
16. Current levels of funding for social assistance, health and education are insufficient to meet my needs.(1%, 15th place)
more on the National Survey
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