Suplementi u prehrani zdravstvenih djelatnika

master's thesis

• Title (english): Dietary supplements in health professionals
• Author: Vedrana Rugole
• Mentor: Jasna Pucarin-Cvetković (mentor)
• Committee member: Milan Milošević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ksenija Vitale (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasna Pucarin-Cvetković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Environmental and Occupational Health); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-07-19, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Occupational and Sports Medicine

Abstract

Uvod: Komplementarna i alternativna medicina globalno postaje sve popularnija. Pojavom
pandemije COVID-19 interes za suplementima u prehrani postaje još izraženiji.
Cilj istraživanja: Ispitati učestalost konzumacije suplemenata u prehrani zdravstvenih
djelatnika te utjecaj pandemije COVID-19 na njihovu potrošnju.
Ispitanici i metode: Istraživanje je provedeno tijekom prosinca 2020. godine i siječnja 2021.
Podatci su prikupljani dobrovoljno putem anonimne ankete prilagođene potrebama istraživanja.
Kriterij inkluzije u ispitivanju bio je da je ispitanik zdravstveni djelatnik prema zakonima o
liječništvu i sestrinstvu te zakonu o zdravstvenoj djelatnosti u Republici Hrvatskoj. Za statističku
analizu je korištena deskriptivna statistika, a razlike u raspodjeli skupina su određene χ2 testom.
Sve P vrijednosti manje od 0,05 su smatrane statistički značajnima. U analizi i grafičkom prikazu
se koristila programska podrška IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, verzija 25.0.
Rezultati: Ispunjeno je 70% od 400 predviđenih anketa. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 279
ispitanika oba spola i različitih životnih dobi. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na značajnu naviku
konzumiranja nekih dodataka prehrani među zdravstvenim djelatnicima, a pojava pandemije
COVID-19 utjecala je na trećinu ispitanika da započnu s uzimanjem suplementa (11%) ili da
uzimaju više i češće nego prije pandemije (22%). Od vitamina, tijekom pandemije COVID-19
među zdravstvenim djelatnicima povećala se upotreba vitamina C, vitamina D, te kompleksa B
vitamina, magnezija i cinka. Od ostalih dodataka prehrani se povećao unos beta glukana, ginko
bilobe, kolagena, te homeopatskih pripravaka.
Zaključak: Većina zdravstvenih djelatnika ima naviku konzumiranja različitih suplemenata
prehrani, a pojava pandemije COVID-19 statistički značajno je utjecala na još veći unos.

Abstract (english)

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine are becoming more popular globally.
Interest in dietary supplements became more pronounced during COVID-19 pandemic.
Research goals: To research frequency of healthcare professionals’ consumption of dietary
supplements, and COVID-19 effect on the supplement consumption.
Participants and methods: The survey was conducted during December 2020 and January
2021. Data was collected voluntarily through anonymous surveys optimized for this research.
The inclusion criterion in the survey was that the respondent was a health professional according
to the laws of medicine and nursing and the laws of health care in the Republic of Croatia.
Descriptive statistics were used for statistical analysis, and differences in the group of masters
were determined by the χ2 test. All P values less than 0.05 were considered significant. IBM
SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 25.0 was used for analysis and graphic display of the data.
Results: 70% of the 400 planned surveys were completed. The study involved 279 respondents
of both sexes and different ages. Results show healthcare professionals’ significant habit in
intake of some dietary supplements, and appearance of COVID-19 affected a third of participants
(11%) to start taking supplements, or to take them more frequently than before the pandemic
(22%). During COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals increased their intake of vitamin
C, vitamin D, B vitamin complex, magnesium and zinc. Other supplements healthcare
professionals increased their intake of are beta glucan, ginkgo biloba, collagen, and homeopathic
preparations.
Conclusion: Majority of healthcare professionals have a habit of consuming different dietary
supplements, and appearance of COVID-19 pandemic caused statistically significant an increase
in consumption.

• Keywords: suplementi prehrani; zdravstveni djelatnici; COVID-19
• Keywords (english): dietary supplements; health workers; COVID-19
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:656957
• Study programme: Title: Studies in Nursing; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sestrinstva (magistar/magistra sestrinstva)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-07-08 11:33:49