Experiment 68960
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | BLAKELEY,JA: RIBEIRO,V:. (2002). A SURVEY OF SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCTS AMONG OLDER ADULTS.. 10(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE DECISION-MAKING AND SELF-TREATMENT PRACTICES OF OLDER USERS OF GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCT. A DESCRIPTIVE, EXPLORATORY STUDY USING A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY, PROVINCE WIDE. INVITATIONS TO PARTICIPATE WERE EXTENDED TO ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN A CANADIAN PROVINCE WHO USED/HAD USED GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCTS. ADVICE FROM FRIENDS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE DECISION TO TAKE GLUCOSAMINE. COST WAS A MAJOR FACTOR INFLUENCING THE TYPE AND BRAND NAME OF THE PRODUCT USED. NINETY-TWO PERCENT MANAGED THEIR OWN TREATMENT. THE MAJORITY (88%) USED GLUCOSAMINE REGULARLY; ONLY ONE-THIRD TOOK THE RECOMMENDED DAILY DOSE. SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT PERCEIVED THE PRODUCT TO BE HELPFUL IN RELIEVING SYMPTOMS. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED REGARDING THE USE OF GLUCOSAMINE PRODUCTS. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |