Questionnaire on Awareness and Consumption Situation of Health Care Products in Hospitalized Patients

VernacularTitle:就医患者保健品认知与消费状况调查
Author: Yangyang WANG ; Shao LIU ; Tao YIN
Keywords: Hospitalized patients; Health care products; Questionnaire
From: China Pharmacist 2017;20(9):1658-1661
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To investigate the consumption situation and cognition of health care products in hospitalized patients, ana-lyze the problems in purchasing and use of health care products to provide evidence for the correct selection and rational use of health care products. Methods:The investigation and analysis was conducted with an anonymous questionnaire on awareness and consumption situation of health care products in hospitalized patients. Results:The survey received 129 valid questionnaires, and more than 1/3 re-spondents did not know the differences between health care products and medicines, and 27. 91％ of them treated diseases with health care products, 57. 36％ of them purchased health care products per month, and 96. 12％ of them thought the efficacy of health care products were inconsistent with the advertising efficacy. Conclusion:Patients cannot distinguish health care products from medicines, and lack of trust in the health care products market. Corresponding measures should be performed to help patients purchase and use of health care products and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.