Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Dergisi, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.27-32, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: In this survey study; we aim to investigate the approach of healthcare professionals (HCPs) to supportive products that are thought to have immune regulating, antioxidant or probiotic properties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and
Methods: A total of 724 volunteers, consisting of doctors and nurses, participated. Demographic features, dietary supplement use and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) parameters were questioned.
Results: In our study 72.8% of HCPs were using at least one dietary supplement during the COVID-19 pandemic period. We have found that 75.5% of women and 67.2% of men used at least one type of supportive product during the COVID-19 outbreak, and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.019). Vitamin C (24.6%), vitamin D (17.5%), zinc (12.0%) multivitamin/mineral complexes (11.7%), ginger (11.5%) were most often preferred. No relationship was found between age and supportive product use (SPU) when evaluated separately for women and men. HADS-A score was significantly higher in women than in men. There was no correlation between age and HADS-A score (r=0.04, p=0.378). No relation was found between the use of supportive products and anxiety levels (p=0.183).
Conclusions: Our study objectively demonstrated that the rate of SPU was quite high in HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.