Exploring beliefs about dietary supplement use: focus group discussions with Dutch adults

Pajor, Emília Margit; Oenema, Anke; Eggers, Sander Matthijs; Vries, Hein de

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“…Margit Pajor et al showed that users believed that DS might improve mental and physical health and reduce health complaints. They also noted that one of the reasons of using DS by adults was that they believed that the quality and safety of food products might have declined recently; they are of the opinion that food contains considerably lower amounts of vitamins and minerals [22]. In a study by Dickinson et al, it was reported that 42% of the participants took DS to ll nutrient gaps in their diet [23].…”

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Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: introduction to areas of focus for developing interventions

Hoseini

Dehdari

Solhi

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Background: Literature shows that the consumption of Dietary Supplements (DS) is more common in Iran. This study aimed to explore the experiences of a sample of Iranian women regarding the factors influencing the use of DS.Methods: This qualitative content analysis study was conducted in Qods city, Tehran province, Iran from January to March 2020. Forty-two semi-structured in-depth interviews were performed with women. The participants were asked about their experiences about the determinants of the consumption of DS. After the first round of the interviews was done, we performed content analysis of the data and continued up to data saturation.Results: Two main themes including personal factors (with 5 subthemes including sociodemographic characteristics, perceived benefits of DS, history of illness, physiological conditions, and lifestyle factors) and socio-economic factors (with 3 subthemes including subjective norms, the price of food and commercial considerations of the sectors involved in the production and sale of DS) emerged as the experiences of the participants as to the intake of DS.Conclusions: These variables may suggest areas which need to be focused on for performing more effective interventions to affect appropriate consumption of DS in Iran.

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Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: introduction to areas of focus for developing interventions

Hoseini

Dehdari

Solhi

et al. 2020

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“…They also noted that one of the reasons of using DS by adults was that they believed that the quality and safety of food products might have declined recently; they are of the opinion that food contains considerably lower amounts of vitamins and minerals [22]. In a study by Dickinson et al, it was reported that 42% of the participants took DS to ll nutrient gaps in their diet [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: A qualitative study

Hoseini

Dehdari

Solhi

et al. 2020

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Background Literature shows that the consumption of Dietary Supplements (DS) is more common in Iran. This study aimed to explore the experiences of a sample of Iranian women regarding the factors influencing the use of DS. Method This qualitative content analysis study was conducted in Qods city, Tehran province, Iran from January to March 2020. Forty-two semi-structured in-depth interviews were performed with women. The participants were asked about their experiences about the determinants of the consumption of DS. After the first round of the interviews was done, we performed content analysis of the data and continued up to data saturation. Results Two main themes including personal factors (with 5 subthemes including sociodemographic characteristics, perceived benefits of DS, history of illness, physiological conditions, and lifestyle factors) and socio-economic factors (with 3 subthemes including subjective norms, the price of food and commercial considerations of the sectors involved in the production and sale of DS ) emerged as the experiences of the participants as to the intake of DS. Conclusions These variables may suggest areas which need to be focused on for performing more effective interventions to affect appropriate consumption of DS in Iran.

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“…Anketa o nacionalnom pregledu zdravlja i ishrane (2007-2010) je pokazala da korisnici DS mnogo češće upotrebljavaju suplemente zbog unapređenja zdravlja nego u cilju suplementacije ishrane [6]. Neke studije su pokazale da su ispitanici najčešće motivisani da koriste DS zbog svoje osnovne bolesti i određenih zdravstvenih tegoba koje imaju (bolovi u zglobovima, osteoporoza, arthritis, grčevi u mišićima) naročito starija populacija [8,9]. Razlozi upotrebe DS koje su ispitanici u ovoj studiji navodili su: unapređenje imuniteta (36 ispitanika), unapređenje zdravlja (34 ispitanika), zatim prevencija bolesti (12 ispitanika), unapređenje ishrane (11 ispitanika).…”

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“…Istraživanje sprovedeno u Danskoj je pokazalo da ispitanici koji koriste i oni koji ne koriste DS svoje odluke o DS baziraju isključivo na osnovu svojih mišljenja. Pored toga, korisnici DS smatraju da lekari i dijetetičari znaju malo ili skoro ništa o ishrani i DS [9]. Nasuprot tome, najveći broj korisnika DS u našoj studiji je smatralo da farmaceuti daju dovoljno informacija o upotrebi DS (80,0 %), a samo 20,0 % je smatralo je da u apoteci ne dobijaju dovoljno informacija.…”

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“…Pojedinci kupuju dijetetske suplemente iz više razloga: nadoknada deficita u ishrani, unapređenje zdravlja i kondicije, jačanje imuniteta, sprečavanje posledica stresa, zadovoljavanje povećanih potreba tokom trudnoće, u cilju smanjenja telesne mase, tokom odvikavanja od pušenja, poboljšanje sportske sposobnosti, kao dodatak terapiji bolesti [6][7][8][9]. Informacije i preporuke za upotrebu DS korisnici dobijaju od lekara, farmaceuta i drugih zdravstvenih radnika.…”

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Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes concerning dietary supplements among inhabitants of Vukovar, Republic of Croatia

Baralić¹,

Đorđević²,

Milinković³

2019

Hrana i ishrana

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Baralić et al.: Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes concerning dietary supplements among inhabitants of Vukovar UVOD Dijetetski suplementi (DS) su proizvodi koji predstavljaju koncentrovane izvore vitamina, minerala i drugih supstanci sa nutritivnim ili fiziološkim efektom, čija je funkcija da obogate ishranu u cilju održanja zdravlja. Sastojci DS mogu biti vitamini, minerali, zatim aminokiseline, esencijalne masne kiseline, vlakna, organi i ekstrakti biljnih vrsta, mikroorganizmi, jestive gljive, alge, pčelinji proizvodi i druge supstance. U prometu se nalaze u obliku doziranih farmaceutskih oblika, koji se uzimaju u odmerenim pojedinačnim količinama u obliku tableta, kapsula, pastila, praška u kesicama, rastvora u ampulama i drugo [1]. Broj i vrsta DS koji su dostupni na tržištu raste kontinuirano i kod nas i u svetu. Postoji velika zastuplje-nost DS u medijima, uključujući reklame, informativne članke, studije, koje ukazuju na povezanost upotrebe DS i zdravlja. Zainteresovanost za upotrebu DS je visoka i sve je veći broj ljudi koji ih koriste. Učestalost upotrebe DS u razvijenim zemljama (Amerika, Danska, Australija) je oko 50%, a najčešće korišćeni DS su multivitaminsko-mineralni preparati, vitamin C, vitamin E, kalcijum, omega-masne kiseline, glukozamin itd. [2-5]. Kulturološki, socio-demografski, ekonomski i drugi faktori mogu uticati na učestalost upotrebe i vrstu DS koje se najviše koriste. Upotreba DS se povezuje sa zdravim načinom života (uzdržavanje od pušenja, niži indeks telesne mase, fizička aktivnost). Sa druge strane i ekonomski faktori, kao što su veći prihodi, viši nivo zdravstvenog osiguranja i viši nivo obrazovanja, su značajni prediktori učestalosti upotrebe DS [6].

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Exploring beliefs about dietary supplement use: focus group discussions with Dutch adults

Abstract: In their decision about dietary supplement use, both groups were guided by their own convictions to a great extent. Both groups would benefit from improved understanding of the health effects of dietary supplements to improve informed decision making.

Cited by 18 publications

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Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: introduction to areas of focus for developing interventions

Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: introduction to areas of focus for developing interventions

Qualitative exploration of the factors influencing the use of dietary supplements in Iranian women: A qualitative study

Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes concerning dietary supplements among inhabitants of Vukovar, Republic of Croatia

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