Use of dietary supplements by cardiologists, dermatologists and orthopedists: report of a survey.
Background: Dietary supplements are regularly used by a majority of the American population, and usage by health professionals is also common. There is considerable interest in usage patterns within the population and in the reasons for using dietary supplements. The "Life...supplemented" Healthcare...
| Publicado en: | Nutrition Journal Vol. 10; pp. 20 - 27 |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=59764297&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 59764297 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14752891 1CYY jtl: Nutrition Journal issn: 14752891 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2011 vid: 10 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 59764297 59764297 NLM21371318 59764297 10.1186/1475-2891-10-20 NLM21371318 59764297 ppf: 20 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Use of dietary supplements by cardiologists, dermatologists and orthopedists: report of a survey. aug: au: Dickinson, Annette Shao, Andrew Boyon, Nicolas Franco, Julio C. affil: Dickinson Consulting, LLC, 3432 Denmark Avenue, #350, St. Paul, MN 55123, USA. sug: subj: Orthopedics Dietary Supplements Dermatology Cardiology Adult Male Middle Age Female Vitamins Administration and Dosage Human Comparative Studies Multicenter Studies Evaluation Research Validation Studies Impact of Events Scale Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Dietary supplements are regularly used by a majority of the American population, and usage by health professionals is also common. There is considerable interest in usage patterns within the population and in the reasons for using dietary supplements. The "Life...supplemented" Healthcare Professionals 2008 Impact Study (HCP Impact Study) surveyed usage of dietary supplements by physicians in three specialties: cardiology, dermatology, and orthopedics.Methods: The HCP Impact Study was conducted online by Ipsos Public Affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association of the dietary supplement industry. Respondents were 900 physicians, including 300 each from three specialties--cardiology, dermatology, and orthopedics.Results: Fifty-seven percent of cardiologists said they use dietary supplements at least occasionally, as did 75% of dermatologists and 73% of orthopedists. The product most commonly reported to be used was a multivitamin, but over 25% in each specialty said they used omega-3 fatty acids and over 20% said they used some botanical supplements. Regular dietary supplement use was reported by 37% of cardiologists, 59% of dermatologists, and 50% of orthopedists. Seventy-two percent of cardiologists, 66% of dermatologists, and 91% of orthopedists reported recommending dietary supplements to their patients. The primary reason given for recommending dietary supplements to patients was for heart health or lowering cholesterol for the cardiologists; benefits for skin, hair and nails for the dermatologists; and bone and joint health for the orthopedists.Conclusions: Reported dietary supplement use was relatively common in this sample of physicians, and when they recommended dietary supplements to patients, they tended to do so for reasons related to their specialty. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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