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dc.contributor.authorKristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter
dc.contributor.authorEsther T., van der Werf
dc.contributor.authorStub, Trine
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.contributor.authorWider, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorJong, Miek
dc.contributor.authorDanell, Jenny-Ann B.
dc.contributor.authorBusch, Martine
dc.contributor.authorHoenders, H. J. Rogier
dc.contributor.authorNordberg, Johanna H.
dc.contributor.authorWode, Kathrin
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-02T12:36:46Z
dc.date.available2022-03-02T12:36:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-23
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The present study was initiated to determine consultations with health care providers and use of selfmanagement strategies for prevention or treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms in countries with a full lockdown (Norway), a partial lockdown (the Netherlands) and no lockdown (Sweden) during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and if such use correlates with worries of being infected by COVID-19 disease.<p><p> Design: Data were collected in collaboration with Ipsos A/S in April-June 2020. An adapted version of the International Questionnaire to measure use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (I-CAM-Q) was used with the categories “for prevention of COVID-19” and “to treat COVID-19-related symptoms” added. Data were collected among a representative sample in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands using data assisted telephone interviews (Norway, n=990 and Sweden, n=500), and an online survey (the Netherlands, n=1004). Total response rate was 30%.<p> Results: Very few consulted a health care provider with the intention to treat or prevent COVID-19 (1.2% and 1.0% respectively) with medical doctors mostly visited (1.0% and 0.9% respectively). Similarly, the use of selfmanagement strategies to prevent or treat COVID-19 was low (3.4% and 0.2% respectively); most commonly used for prevention of COVID-19 were vitamins and minerals (2.8%). Consultations with health care providers and use of self-management strategies for prevention of COVID-19 were positively associated with worries of being infected with COVID-19.<p> Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to have evoked a large-scale difference in behavior related to consultations with health care providers or the use of self-management strategies in any of the three countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKristoffersen AE, Esther T., Stub T, Musial F, Wider, Jong MC, Danell, Busch, Hoenders, Nordberg. Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 related Symptoms. A Population Based Cross-sectional Study in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1965059
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102792
dc.identifier.issn0965-2299
dc.identifier.issn1873-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24224
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalComplementary Therapies in Medicine
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleStrategies for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 related Symptoms. A Population Based Cross-sectional Study in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlandsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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