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Original Article
Mediating effect of perceived stigma against epilepsy on quality of life among parents with epileptic child
Nho Eun Kim, Sung Min Cho, Dong Wook Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(9):1005-1014.   Published online September 15, 2009

Purpose:Epilepsy of child may cause high level of psychosocial difficulties for parents including stigmatization and stress and therefore worsen their quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediating effect of perceived stigma against epilepsy on QOL among parents with epileptic child. Methods:Two hundred and sixty parents of epileptic child recruited from five separated university...