Employability among people with uncontrolled seizures An interpretative phenomenological approach》.pdfVIP

Epilepsy Behavior 45 (2015) 21–30 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Epilepsy Behavior journal homepage: /locate/yebeh Employability among people with uncontrolled seizures: An ☆ interpretative phenomenological approach Monica Chen Mun Wo a, Kheng Seang Lim a,⁎, Wan Yuen Choo b, Chong Tin Tan a a Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia b Department of Social Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Purpose: This study aimed to explore positive and negative factors affecting the employability in patients with un- Received 17 November 2014 controlled seizures. Revised 11 February 2015 Method: Semistructured interviews with 21 patients with uncontrolled seizures were analyzed using interpreta- Accepted 13 February 2015 tive phenomenological analysis. Available online 17 March 2015 Result: Eleven (52.4%) of the participants interviewed were employed; 7 were holding full-time position with more than 4 years of working experience. The mean age was 34.6 years, 71.4% were female, 38% were married, Keywords: 71.4% had at least 11 years of education, 38% had a driving license, 19% received government monetary aid, Employment Qualitative study 66.7%