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Why patients say no: Patient barriers to epilepsy surgery among patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy in Singapore

Epilepsy surgery is globally underutilized due to disease‐, system‐, and patient‐related barriers. These barriers are suboptimally understood in Asia. Patient‐related barriers are of particular interest because they are culture‐specific and… Click to show full abstract

Epilepsy surgery is globally underutilized due to disease‐, system‐, and patient‐related barriers. These barriers are suboptimally understood in Asia. Patient‐related barriers are of particular interest because they are culture‐specific and may present a significant obstacle regardless of resource availability. This study aims to identify patient‐related barriers in Singapore, an ethnically heterogeneous Asian country.

Keywords: patient related; epilepsy; epilepsy surgery; patients say; related barriers

Journal Title: Epilepsia Open
Year Published: 2025

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