Validation of the Japanese version of the scales of the attitudes toward people with epilepsy (SAPE-J).

Objective: The aims of this study were to translate the SAPE questionnaire (Scales of the Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy) questionnaire developed in Germany that assesses attitudes toward people with epilepsy (PWE) into Japanese and to examine its reliability and validity.

Methods: We crafted the Japanese version of SAPE (SAPE-J) by drawing upon the original German version. On May 22nd and 23rd, 2023, we surveyed the general public registered with an online research survey service (Cross Marketing Group Inc.

Have attitudes toward epilepsy improved in Germany over the last 50 years?

Objective: In Germany, six previous representative surveys on attitudes toward epilepsy (AE) have been conducted between 1967 and 2008 using the four original Caveness questions (CQs) from 1949 to 1980. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate changes in AE over the time span of 50 years, including the current survey in 2018 (2) to investigate the first-time emotional reactions measured with the Scales of Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy (SAPE) (3) to identify predictors of AE.

Methods: A representative face-to-face survey with CQ, in addition with the SAPE scales of Social Distance, Stereotypes, Personal Concerns, and Emotional Reactions was carried out in Germany in 2018.

Attitudes toward epilepsy assessed by the SAPE questionnaire in Germany - Comparison of its psychometric properties and results in a web-based vs. face-to-face survey.

Objective: The aims of this study were (1) to investigate psychometric properties of a new questionnaire (SAPE, Scales of the Attitudes toward People with Epilepsy) that assesses attitudes toward people with epilepsy (PWE) (2) to compare the effects of mode of survey administration (web-based vs. face-to-face) on attitudes, and (3) to identify predictors of attitudes.

Methods: A face-to-face and a web-based survey were performed in Germany.

Effects of a specialized inpatient treatment program on epilepsy-related impairments of patients with epilepsy and intellectual disability as rated by relatives and professional caregivers.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of a comprehensive inpatient treatment program for persons with epilepsy and intellectual disability (ID) on the concerns of relatives and caregivers, quality of life (QoL), and global health and clinical aspects, assessed by a questionnaire for relatives and caregivers.

Methods: We performed an open, controlled pre/post study in inpatients with epilepsy and ID or acquired brain damage treated for at least 14 days in a tertiary referral center for epilepsy. Questionnaires were administered to relatives/professional caregivers shortly before admission and 6 months after discharge for the treatment group (TG).

Autotrophic biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate by Ralstonia eutropha from non-combustible gas mixture with low hydrogen content.

Objectives: To autotrophically produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by Ralstonia eutropha without the risk of gas explosion, the feasibility of using a non-combustible gas mixture with low hydrogen content was investigated.

Results: A non-combustible gas mixture (H: O: CO: N = 3.6: 7.