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ArticleAdvances in therapy2017

Self-Administration of Medicines and Dietary Supplements Among Female Amateur Runners: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Médéa Locquet, Charlotte Beaudart, Robert Larbuisson, Victoria Leclercq, Fanny Buckinx, Jean-François Kaux, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Médéa LocquetDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium. medea.locquet@ulg.ac.be.
Charlotte BeaudartDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Robert LarbuissonDepartment of Anesthesiology-Reanimation, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Victoria LeclercqDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Fanny BuckinxDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Jean-François KauxDepartment of Sports and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Jean-Yves ReginsterDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Olivier BruyèreDepartment of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSelf-administration of medicines or dietary supplements without any physician's advice is a widespread behavior and appears to be more frequently practiced by women. Moreover, reasons to self-administer products are often pains and injuries especially among athletes who might also use remedies to improve physical performance. The objective of this study was thus to assess the prevalence of self-administration of medicines and dietary supplements as well as its determinants among female amateur runners.

methodsOur sample was comprised of women who took part in amateur running events. Data regarding self-administration of substances, exclusively aiming at being physically prepared for the running event (i.e., intake the week before), were collected through an anonymous self-administered questionnaire including four specific themes (i.e., general information, self-administered medicines and dietary supplements, context of self-administration of substances and knowledge of the anti-doping regulations).

resultsA total of 136 women, with a median age of 39 years (interquartile range: 27-47), volunteered. Among them, 34.6% reported self-administration of medicines during the period immediately preceding the running event, with the aim to be physically prepared. More than one third (33.8%) also declared self-administration of dietary supplements. Furthermore, we observed that about 8.1% of the sample had consumed a potentially doping substance. After adjustments for confounding variables, the probability of self-administration of products (medicines or supplements) increased significantly with the intensity of the activity and the membership in a sports club.

conclusionsOur study showed that self-administration of products among female runners seems to be a widespread behavior, where the intensity of the sports practice and the network of runners seem to influence the decision to resort to this behavior.

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Dietary SupplementsAdultAthletesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNonprescription DrugsPrescription DrugsPrevalenceSelf AdministrationSurveys and QuestionnairesNonprescription DrugsPrescription DrugsAmateurs sportsDietary supplementsFemale runnersSelf-administration of productsSelf-medicationVitamin and mineral supplements

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