Understanding the use of health supplements in patients with chronic diseases: findings and implications
| Autor: | Muhammad Sabieh Anwar, Rabia Ishaq, Fahad Saleem, Abdul Raziq, Sajjad Haider, Abdul Malik Tareen, Fareed Khan, Syed Umer Jan, Mohammad Alam Mengal, Qaiser Iqbal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 030503 health policy & services Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Diabetes mellitus type II Developing country Mean age Disease Public healthcare 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Family medicine Epidemiology medicine In patient 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health. 31:179-186 |
| ISSN: | 1613-2238 2198-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10389-021-01500-6 |
| Popis: | Although the use of health supplements is frequently reported, patients’ understanding of health supplement use and related safety concerns are least reported from the developing world. This study was aimed to assess the understanding of health supplement use in patients with chronic diseases visiting a public healthcare institute of Quetta city, Pakistan. A cross-sectional study with a proportioned based sample of 460 patients with chronic diseases attending a tertiary care hospital of Quetta city was carried out. A pre-validated questionnaire was used to assess patients’ understanding of health supplement use. SPSS version 21.0 was used for data analysis. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. For all analyses, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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