Self-Care for Common Colds by Primary Care Patients: A European Multicenter Survey on the Prevalence and Patterns of Practices—The COCO Study
| Autor: | Birgitta Weltermann, Clara Guede Fernández, Vildan Mevsim, Tamer Edirne, Robert D. Hoffman, Biljana Gerasimovska-Kitanovska, Krzysztof Buczkowski, Kathryn Hoffmann, Andrzej Zieliński, Heidrun Lingner, Marija Petek-Ster, Enzo Pirrotta, Sanda Kreitmayer Pestic, Anika Thielmann, Tuomas Koskela, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Selda Tekiner, Hülya Yikilkan, Ayşegül Uludağ, Juliette Chambe, Slawomir Czachowski |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics
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| Zdroj: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol 2016 (2016) Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM |
| ISSN: | 1741-4288 |
| Popis: | Background.Patients use self-care to relieve symptoms of common colds, yet little is known about the prevalence and patterns across Europe.Methods/Design.In a cross-sectional study 27 primary care practices from 14 countries distributed 120 questionnaires to consecutive patients (≥18 years, any reason for consultation). A 27-item questionnaire asked for patients’ self-care for their last common cold.Results.3,074 patients from 27 European sites participated. Their mean age was 46.7 years, and 62.5% were females. 99% of the participants used ≥1 self-care practice. In total, 527 different practices were reported; the age-standardized mean was 11.5 (±SD 6.0) per participant. The most frequent self-care categories were foodstuffs (95%), extras at home (81%), preparations for intestinal absorption (81%), and intranasal applications (53%). Patterns were similar across all sites, while the number of practices varied between and within countries. The most frequent single practices were water (43%), honey (42%), paracetamol (38%), oranges/orange juice (38%), and staying in bed (38%). Participants used 9 times more nonpharmaceutical items than pharmaceutical items. The majority (69%) combined self-care with and without proof of evidence, while ≤1% used only evidence-based items.Discussion.This first cross-national study on self-care for common colds showed a similar pattern across sites but quantitative differences. |
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