Herbal Use amongst Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Pattern and Perceptions

Knowledge and Beliefs about Herb/Supplement Consumption and Herb/Supplement–Drug Interactions among the General Population, including Healthcare Professionals and Pharmacists: A Systematic Review and Guidelines for a Smart Decision System

“…Most studies used a correlational/comparative design. Specifically, 37 followed a cross-sectional design [ 2 , 7 , 10 , 30 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 ] ( Table 1 ) and two followed experimental designs [ 43 , 94 ] ( Table 2 ). Three studies used qualitative methodology [ 95 , 96 , 97 ] and two used mixed-method (qualitative and quantitative) research designs [ 98 , 99 ] ( Table 1 ).…”

“…Regarding data collection procedures, most of the data were collected through questionnaires/surveys [ 7 , 10 , 30 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 98 ]. In other studies, data were collected through interviews [ 2 , 61 , 96 , 99 ] and three of these studies used focus groups [ 92 , 95 , 97 ].…”

“…For NP and/or NS and/or DS, for HM, and HDIs, domains such as knowledge, perception, beliefs, and attitudes of the general population, including healthcare professionals and pharmacists, were assessed. Knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, or perceptions about the use of NP, NS, DS, and HM were found in 41 studies [ 2 , 7 , 10 , 30 , 43 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 95 , 98 , 99 ]. The interactions were found in 24 studies [ 7 , 30 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 72 , 73 , 75 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 90 , 93 , 94 , 97 ].…”

“…In terms of the participants, 13 studies included pharmacists [ 30 , 61 , 69 , 70 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 80 , 82 , 86 , 89 , 90 , 94 ], 12 studies included the general population [ 10 , 43 , 62 , 68 , 72 , 76 , 84 , 85 , 88 , 92 , 95 , 98 ], 11 studies included a variety of healthcare workers [ 63 , 66 , 67 , 71 , 75 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 81 , 96 , 99 ], and 9 studies included patients with various conditions [ 2 , 7 , 64 , 65 , 83 , 87 , 91 , 93 , 97 ].…”

“…In addition, they were considered to be easy to use by the general population [ 62 , 88 ]. Other healthcare professionals also considered these products to be useful [ 77 ] and easy to use [ 81 ], and patients considered them to be safe [ 7 , 64 , 65 , 87 , 93 ] and easy to use [ 65 ].…”