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Differences among health care students’ attitudes, knowledge and use of dietary supplements: a cross-sectional study

Bukic, Josipa, Rusic, Doris, Bozic, Josko, Zekan, Lovre, Leskur, Dario, Seselja Perisin, Ana, Modun, Darko·2018·Complementary Therapies in Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.09.005
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Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the difference among pharmacy, dental and medical students' attitudes, knowledge and use of dietary supplements. Furthermore, factors likely to influence their personal use and willingness to recommend supplement to patient were investigated. Design A cross-sectional survey study. Setting The study was carried out at a single university. Main outcome measures Survey gathered socio-demographic data and questioned students' attitudes, knowledge and use of dietary supplements. Results A total of 506 students were included in the study. Pharmacy students showed more positive attitudes about dietary supplements, and achieved higher knowledge scores when compared to dental or medical students (p < 0.001). Medical students were more likely to use evidence based sources of information about dietary supplements. There was no difference in supplements use across study programs (p = 0.177). As many as 59.7% of students that participated in the study reported using dietary supplements. Data analysis showed that the previous personal use supplements was a significant independent predictor whether students would recommend supplements to their patients (OR 27.03, 95% CI 14.08-50, p < 0.001). Conclusions Students' education did not influence their personal use of dietary supplements. However, their personal experience seems to influence their willingness to recommend supplements to patients. Pharmacy students showed greater knowledge about supplements than their dental or medical colleagues. In future practice, health care students could benefit from collaboration with pharmacists when they provide care to patients seeking advice about the use of dietary supplements.

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  • Young adults pursuing careers in health professions do not appear to have sufficient knowledge of the safety, regulation, and efficacy of various dietary supplements.

    “Even young adults pursuing careers in health professions do not appear to have sufficient knowledge of the safety, regulation, and efficacy of various dietary supplements [80]”

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Authors
Bukic, J., Rusic, D., Bozic, J., Zekan, L., Leskur, D., Seselja Perisin, A., & Modun, D.
Affiliations
University of Split (HR)
ORCID
Venue
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-12
Volume
41
Pages
35-40
ISSN
0965-2299 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ctim.2018.09.005
OpenAlex
W2889749067
Cited by
23
References
48
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2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI
3.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Complementary Therapies in Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
Keywords
dietary supplements, health professions students, pharmacy students, dental students, medical students, attitudes toward supplements, supplement knowledge, supplement use, pharmacist collaboration
MeSH terms
Attitude, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dentists, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Pharmacists, Physicians, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Dental, Students, Medical, Students, Pharmacy, Universities, Evidence-Based Medicine, Dietary Supplements

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