Self-Medication Patterns during a Pandemic: A Qualitative Study on Romanian Mothers’ Beliefs toward Self-Treatment of Their Children
| Autor: | Petruța Tarciuc, Doina Anca Pleșca, Alina Duduciuc, Nicoleta Gimiga, Elena Tătăranu, Valeria Herdea, Laura Mihaela Ion, Smaranda Diaconescu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 1602 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 10091602 2227-9032 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare10091602 |
| Popis: | Self-medication represents a significant healthcare and health policy issue worldwide, both in developed and underdeveloped countries. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a relevant context that could subtly trigger self-medication behavior because of limited access to health care services and the threat of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While the previous research conducted with quantitative methodologies reported a dramatically increased rate of self-medication around the world, qualitative inquiries on the subjective experience with self-medicine remain scarce in medical and related fields of study. For this purpose, a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews was undertaken to better understand how Romanian mothers (n = 18) applied self-treatment with their children by avoiding medical advice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the prevalence of self-medicine among the pediatric population as parents achieved a degree of awareness of self-treatment of their children due to the general context of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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