Health-, medication- and dietary supplement-related behaviors and beliefs relatively unchanged during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Karbownik, Michał Seweryn; Dobielska, Maria; Paul, Ewelina; Kowalczyk, Radosław Przemysław; Kowalczyk, Edward

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.11.015

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“…Layered on top of this, data from previous disease outbreaks show that the effects of lockdowns, in all their forms, can have a dramatic impact on health behaviors. In addition to reports of reductions in physical activity [12][13][14] and increases in sedentary time [12,13] (although we note some reports to the contrary [15]), the separation from loved ones, the loss of freedom, and the uncertainty and boredom have also been associated with declines in those mental health factors which, in turn, influence health behaviors. A recent, scoping review found that a substantial number of studies before the current pandemic associated lockdowns with generally high psychological distress, high depressive symptoms, emotional exhaustion, detachment from others, irritability, insomnia, poor concentration, indecisiveness, fear, nervousness, sadness, deteriorating work performance, and reluctance to work/consideration of resignation, with those symptoms related to low mood and/ or irritability "standing out" as having a particularly high prevalence [16].…”

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confidence: 52%

Challenges in Feeding Children Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review of Changes in Dietary Intake Combined with a Dietitian’s Perspective

Campbell¹,

Wood

2021

Curr Nutr Rep

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Purpose of Review To examine the evidence that the dietary quality of children changed between the period preceding the COVID-19 pandemic and the first year during the pandemic. Recent Findings A systematic review of the evidence for dietary changes occurring as a result of the pandemic-related restrictions, in Part I of this article, yielded 38 original research articles. These articles had conflicting results, some describing improvements in overall quality and some describing deteriorations. As a whole the studies were characterized by a low study quality, and children were poorly represented. Taken together, these studies do not provide enough evidence to draw conclusions about whether dietary habits changed or not as a result of the pandemic. However, in a wider, narrative review of the psychosocial changes occurring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the known associations of these factors with a dietary intake in Part II, we conclude that there is a reason to expect that the dietary quality of children might have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Summary One the one hand, the literature fails to provide conclusive evidence on changes in the dietary quality of children resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the broader literature supports the hypothesis that children's dietary quality will have declined during the pandemic. Taken together, we urgently need more high-quality research on children's changes in dietary intake occurring over the pandemic. This will provide important information on whether any potential longterm consequences of such changes, if they exist, need to be examined and ameliorated.

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Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 52%

Challenges in Feeding Children Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review of Changes in Dietary Intake Combined with a Dietitian’s Perspective

Campbell¹,

Wood

2021

Curr Nutr Rep

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“…As it was previously described, Internet information about methods of COVID-19 prevention and treatment, or immune system boosting, including the use of DSs, varies significantly depending on the type of website (e.g., governmental or commercial) and sometimes has an inadequate quality or even presents potentially harmful information quite often [ 14 , 15 , 50 , 63 ]. Interestingly, during lockdown, less respondents from Poland declared to have a contact with DSs advertisements, but more believed that DSs quality was well controlled compared to the pre-pandemic period [ 64 ]. However, the COVID-19 pandemic created an increased requisition for immune-boosting products, which may be used by quackery of vendors, as FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reported that above 3% of their warning letters regarded COVID-19-related drugs, DSs, or devices [ 65 ].…”

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Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies

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The use of dietary supplements (DSs) has been steadily increasing all over the world and additionally, the sales of DSs have dynamical increased in the wake of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in most of the countries. We investigated DSs phenomenon in 2020 through (1) exploration of Google searches worldwide and in Poland (with Google Trends (GT) tool), and (2) analyses of results of PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies conducted during the first and second wave of the pandemic. The conducted GT analysis and cross-sectional studies revealed that during the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, the interest in immune-related compounds and foods like vitamins C and D, zinc, omega-3, garlic, ginger, or turmeric, as well as their consumption increased. Improving immunity was the main reason behind the supplementation and changes in consumption of pro-healthy foods. GT analysis has shown these interests were positively correlated with the interest in COVID-19, but adversely with cumulative cases or deaths. Respondents tended to start supplementation during the first COVID-19 wave rather than the second one. Except for the role of vitamins D and C, zinc, and selenium in patients with deficiencies of those nutrients, there are no clear and convincing studies that support the role of DSs use in COVID-19 prevention and treatment in healthy, well-nourished individuals. Moreover, as the risk of elevated intake of some nutrients due to the popularity of DSs exists, effective education of consumers in rationale use of DSs and health-protecting behaviors against COVID-19 should be developed.

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“…Researchers and healthcare professionals are continuously searching for solution to combat the symptoms of COVID-19 [9]. Most countries in the world went into a lockdown, confining general public to their homes, so people could rely only on social media for updates and information related to the pandemic [10][11][12]. According to a recent report in March 2020, a 10-fold increase in the number of cases was noted only in the span of three months.…”

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Assessment of Self-medication Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic in Hyderabad and Karachi, Pakistan

Arain

Shahnaz²,

Anwar

et al. 2021

Sudan JMS

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Background: Lack of appropriate treatment for COVID-19 infection led the general population of Pakistan toward self-medication and symptomatic treatment; almost 80% of the population collected medications for future use during pandemic. Thus, the current study aimed to assess the use of medication as symptomatic treatment preventive strategy. Methods: This descriptive cross–sectional study was conducted on a local population of Hyderabad and Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The study duration was six months (April– September 2020). A total of 698 responders were selected via random sampling method. The number of participants were recruited based on 95% confidence interval with 5% margin error. Data were transferred into analysis sheet descriptively. Results: Most participants responded to the use of different over-the-counter (OTC) products for headache. The use of antibiotics with prescription due to allergic conditions, cough, respiratory tract infections including sore throat, and urinary tract infections was also found among the majority. Few respondents had self-medication practice with sedatives due to difficulty in falling asleep, and 9.5% had self-medication practice due to pain. About 20.8% of the population agreed that lockdown was a contributing factor in the self-medication practice. Conclusion: Pharmacists and healthcare professionals are advised to counsel the general public regarding the use of medication. A close collaboration is required at this stage to fight against COVID-19 and preventing the situation from worsening. Keywords: self-medication, covid-19, Hyderabad, Karachi, Pakistan

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Health-, medication- and dietary supplement-related behaviors and beliefs relatively unchanged during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

Challenges in Feeding Children Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review of Changes in Dietary Intake Combined with a Dietitian’s Perspective

Challenges in Feeding Children Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review of Changes in Dietary Intake Combined with a Dietitian’s Perspective

Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies

Assessment of Self-medication Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic in Hyderabad and Karachi, Pakistan

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