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dc.contributor.authorKristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter
dc.contributor.authorvan der Werf, Esther T.
dc.contributor.authorStub, Trine
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.contributor.authorWider, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorJong, Miek
dc.contributor.authorWode, Kathrin
dc.contributor.authorDanell, Jenny-Ann B.
dc.contributor.authorBusch, Martine
dc.contributor.authorHoenders, H. J. Rogier
dc.contributor.authorNordberg, Johanna H.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-14T10:40:18Z
dc.date.available2022-11-14T10:40:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-23
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, van der Werf ET, Stub T, Musial F, Wider B, Jong M, Wode K, Danell JB, Busch M, Hoenders HJR, Nordberg JH. Consultations with health care providers and use of self-management 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. 2022;64(102792)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2055958
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102792
dc.identifier.issn0965-2299
dc.identifier.issn1873-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27356
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalComplementary Therapies in Medicine
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleConsultations with health care providers and use of self-management strategies for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 related symptoms. A population based cross-sectional study in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlandsen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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