Investigation of supplement products preferred by healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic process

Abstract

Objective: Various products are used to strengthen immunity in prevention and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the whole world, which has no cure yet, and the vaccine has just been used. This study was planned to learn about the supplements used by healthcare professionals. Methods: A questionnaire was applied to the physicians, nurses, technicians, secretaries, and staff working in the operating room, intensive care, ward, and outpatient clinic by e-mail, WhatsApp, or face-to-face interview method. Results: There was no difference between the groups in terms of being COVID-19-positive. The most used products were primarily Mg and vitamin D, and vitamin C, ginger, Zn, turmeric, green tea, vitamin complex, thyme, black elderberry (sambucus nigra), propolis, prebiotic/probiotic, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), black cumin (niger sativa), N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), selenium (Se), Coenzyme-Q10, cinnamon, glutathione (GSH) and quercetin respectively. No one had used alpha lipoic acid (ALA). The products that showed significant differences between the groups with and without COVID-19 were vitamin C, prebiotic/probiotic, propolis and ASA. Conclusıon: Since it is not asked when the product is used, although it is not possible to evaluate its effectiveness for preventive or therapeutic purposes, known to be natural, inexpensive, and easily accessible antiviral products may be preferred.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• healthcare professionals
• boosting immunity
• supplement products

COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde sağlık profesyonelleri tarafından tercih edilen takviye ürünlerin araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Henüz tedavisi bulunmayan ve aşının da yeni kullanıma girdiği, tüm dünyayı etkileyen COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde korunma ve tedavide bağışıklığı güçlendirmek için çeşitli ürünler kullanılmıştır. Bu anket sağlık çalışanlarının kullandığı takviyeleri öğrenmek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Ameliyathane, yoğun bakım, servis ve poliklinikte çalışan doktor, hemşire, tekniker, sekreter ve personele elektronik posta, whatsapp veya yüzyüze görüşme yöntemiyle anket uygulandı. Bulgular: Gruplar arasında COVID-19 pozitif olma açısından fark yoktu. En çok kullanılan ürünler başta Mg ve D vitamini olmak üzere sırasıyla C vitamini, zencefil, Zn, zerdeçal, yeşil çay, vitamin kompleksi, kekik, kara mürver (sambucus nigra), propolis, prebiyotik/probiyotik, asetilsalisilik asit (ASA), çörek otu (niger sativa), N-asetil sistein (NAC), selenyum (Se), Koenzim-Q10, tarçın, glutatyon (GSH) ve kuersetin idi. Hiç kimse alfa lipoik asit (ALA) kullanmamıştı. COVID-19 olan ve olmayan gruplar arasında anlamlı farklılık gösteren ürünler C vitamini, prebiyotik/probiyotik, propolis ve ASA idi. Sonuç: Ürünün ne zaman kullanıldığı sorulmadığı için koruyucu veya tedavi amaçlı etkinliğini değerlendirmek mümkün olmasa da doğal, ucuz ve kolay erişilebilir olduğu bilinen antiviral ürünler tercih edilebilir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• sağlık çalışanları
• bağışıklığı artırmak
• takviye ürünler

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