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Evaluation of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Applications Used in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Title: Evaluation of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Applications Used in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Neşe KISKAÇ, Hamdiye Banu KATRAN, Muharrem KISKAÇ
Contributors: Kıskaç N., Katran H. B., Kıskaç M.
Source: Volume: 13, Issue: 2 404-409
Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
Publisher Information: Marmara University, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Subject Terms: protect, 0301 basic medicine, Supplementary, pandemic, traditional, complementary medicine, Nursing (miscellaneous), Tıbbi ve Cerrahi Hemşirelik, Pharmacology (nursing), Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Sağlık Bilimleri, Critical Care Nursing, Clinical Medicine (MED), Nurse Assisting, 03 medical and health sciences, Health Sciences, Maternity and Midwifery, İleri ve Uzman Hemşirelik, Protect, Klinik Tıp (MED), Asistan Hemşirelik, General Nursing, Advanced and Specialized Nursing, HEMŞİRELİK, Onkoloji (hemşirelik), 0303 health sciences, Pandemic, Klinik Tıp, Genel Hemşirelik, Oncology (nursing), Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi, Traditional, CLINICAL MEDICINE, Hemşirelik (çeşitli), 16. Peace & justice, LPN and LVN, 3. Good health, Acil Tıp Hemşireliği, Annelik ve Ebelik, Farmakoloji (hemşirelik), Health Care Administration, Hemşirelik, LPN ve LVN, Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği, Medical and Surgical Nursing, Complementary medicine, NURSING, Supplement
Description: Objective: Traditional and complementary medicine practices have been used to protect and treat physical and mental diseases in different cultures and beliefs from past to present. In this study, it was aimed to determine which of the traditional and complementary medicine applications was used and its effectiveness in the pandemic. Methods: 979 people aged 18 and over (between 18 and 73) participated in the study. In the online survey, province, age, gender, occupation, education status, marital status, presence of children, presence of chronic diseases, COVID-19 diagnosis status, whether there is a COVID-19 vaccine, awareness of traditional and complementary medicine practices and nutritional and food supplements, utilization has been questioned. Results: It was observed that no nutritional and food supplements used by the participants before and during the coronavirus pandemic did not reduce the frequency of being diagnosed with COVID-19. Conclusions: In the study, it was observed that no food and nutritional supplement reduced the frequency of receiving COVID-19. However, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional and food supplements, it was concluded that the sample of the participants should be equal in terms of occupation, age, whether they were infected or not, and that it should be supported by researches by questioning whether the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 had mild symptoms or not.
Document Type: Article
File Description: application/pdf
ISSN: 2459-1459
DOI: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1135762
Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/11424/291230
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/clinexphealthsci/issue/76407/1135762
https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1190777
https://hdl.handle.net/11363/5831
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/clinexphealthsci/issue/76407/1135762
Rights: CC BY NC ND
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....0257a9f3ab512558b82dadcb9e2ecdab
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Abstract:Objective: Traditional and complementary medicine practices have been used to protect and treat physical and mental diseases in different cultures and beliefs from past to present. In this study, it was aimed to determine which of the traditional and complementary medicine applications was used and its effectiveness in the pandemic. Methods: 979 people aged 18 and over (between 18 and 73) participated in the study. In the online survey, province, age, gender, occupation, education status, marital status, presence of children, presence of chronic diseases, COVID-19 diagnosis status, whether there is a COVID-19 vaccine, awareness of traditional and complementary medicine practices and nutritional and food supplements, utilization has been questioned. Results: It was observed that no nutritional and food supplements used by the participants before and during the coronavirus pandemic did not reduce the frequency of being diagnosed with COVID-19. Conclusions: In the study, it was observed that no food and nutritional supplement reduced the frequency of receiving COVID-19. However, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional and food supplements, it was concluded that the sample of the participants should be equal in terms of occupation, age, whether they were infected or not, and that it should be supported by researches by questioning whether the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 had mild symptoms or not.
ISSN:24591459
DOI:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1135762