Herb and vitamin supplementation use among a general ophthalmology practice population

To survey comprehensive ophthalmology patients about their use of vitamins and herbal supplements. Cross-sectional survey. A survey instrument was developed and distributed to 397 patients presenting to a main campus university-based comprehensive ophthalmology clinic and to an off-site comprehensiv...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2005-03, Vol.139 (3), p.522-529
Main Authors: West, Adrienne L., Fetters, Michael D., Hemmila, Mark R., Gorenflo, Daniel W., Kiyota, Ayano, Moroi-Fetters, Sayoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alternative medicine
Anesthesia
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Cataracts
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Colds
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetic retinopathy
Diet Surveys
Dietary Supplements - economics
Dietary Supplements - statistics & numerical data
Drugs
Female
Humans
Immune system
Integrative medicine
Lipids
Macular degeneration
Male
Medical sciences
Michigan
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Nausea
Night vision
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Pharmacists
Phytotherapy
Plant Preparations - economics
Plant Preparations - therapeutic use
Skin
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vitamins - economics
Vitamins - therapeutic use
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Summary:To survey comprehensive ophthalmology patients about their use of vitamins and herbal supplements. Cross-sectional survey. A survey instrument was developed and distributed to 397 patients presenting to a main campus university-based comprehensive ophthalmology clinic and to an off-site comprehensive ophthalmology clinic. Information gathered included demographics, use of prescription medications, use of vitamin and herbal supplements, the reasons for using these supplements, perceived benefits of these products, where the information regarding them was gathered, and with whom patients had discussed their use. Fifty-eight percent of patients reported nearly daily use of vitamins. Multivitamins were the most common vitamin and were used by 46% of the patients. Eight percent of patients used herbal products on a daily basis. Twenty-six percent learned about vitamins from their primary care physician (PCP), and just 2% from their ophthalmologists, while 35% discussed their actual use with a PCP, and 5% with their ophthalmologists. Just 2% of these patients learned of herbs from a PCP, and
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.043