Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A 2019 végén Vuhanból kiinduló, SARS-CoV-2 okozta koronavírus-járvány jelentős hatást gyakorolt életünkre. Specifikus terápia hiányában az emberek egy része alternatív gyógymódokhoz fordult. Célkitűzés: Vizsgálatunk célja annak feltárása volt, milyen hatást gyakorolt a koronavírus-járvány a betegek komplementer gyógymódokhoz való viszonyulására elektív sebészeti műtétek előtt. Módszer: Egy magyarországi klinika és egy városi kórház elektív sebészeti műtétre váró betegei körében végeztünk anonim kérdőíves felmérést 2020. augusztus 3. és december 18. között. 279 kérdőívet dolgoztunk fel, a válaszadási arány 69,7% volt. Eredmények: A koronavírus-járvány hatására a válaszadók 91,4%-ának nem változott meg a véleménye a nem konvencionális kezelésekről, 8,2%-a bizakodóbban tekintett ezekre. A komplementer terápia betegségmegelőző hatása iránt a kitöltők 16,8%-a volt bizakodó, 25,4%-a elutasító, 57,7%-a nem formált véleményt. A válaszadók 24,7%-a vett igénybe élete során alternatív módszereket, a koronavírus-fertőzés megelőzésére csak a nyilatkozók 10%-a alkalmazna ilyen gyógymódokat. Kizárólag a pandémia hatására senki nem kezdett el komplementer gyógymódokat használni. A kérdőívet kitöltők 55,6%-a használt gyógynövénykészítményt élete során. A járvány ideje alatt a válaszadók 27,5%-a vett igénybe gyógynövénykészítményeket; a gyógymód alkalmazása és a vizsgált szociodemográfiai tényezők között nem találtunk összefüggést. A gyógynövények alkalmazása alacsonyabb mértékű volt a daganatos és a thromboemboliás betegek között. Következtetés: Vizsgálatunk alapján a komplementer gyógymódok használata feltehetően a járvány miatt elrendelt korlátozásokból adódóan csökkent, a gyógynövények alkalmazása azonban nem változott lényegesen. A válaszadók tizede használt komplementer gyógymódot a koronavírus-fertőzés megelőzésére. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(42): 1678–1686.
Summary. Introduction: The coronavirus epidemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 from Wuhan at the end of 2019 had considerable impact on our lives. In the absence of specific therapy, some people have resorted to alternative therapies. Objective: The aim of our study was to explore the effect of the coronavirus epidemic on the patients’ attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine. Method: We have performed anonymous questionnaire survey among patients of a Hungarian university hospital and a city hospital waiting for elective surgery between August 3, 2020 and December 18, 2020. We received 279 questionnaires, the response rate was 69.7%. Results: As a result of the coronavirus epidemic, 91.4% of the respondents did not change their opinion about complementary and alternative treatments, 8.2% were more optimistic about them. 16.8% of respondents were optimistic, 25.4% rejected, and 57.7% did not form an opinion about the disease-preventing effect of complementary therapy. A quarter of respondents (24.7%) had used complementary therapies in their lifetime, with only 10% of respondents using such therapies to prevent coronavirus infection. As a result of the pandemic, no one started using complementary therapies. 55.6% of the respondents used a herbal preparation during their lifetime. In the course of the epidemic, a high proportion of respondents (27.5%) used herbal preparations; no correlation was found between the use of the treatment and the socio-demographic factors examined. The use of herbs was lower among cancer and thromboembolic patients. Conclusion: Based on our study, the use of complementary therapies presumably decreased due to the restrictions imposed in the epidemic, however, the use of herbs did not change significantly. One-tenth of the respondents used naturopathic cure to prevent coronavirus infection. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(42): 1678–1686.
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