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Self-medication
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Ref study | 2431 |
Study language | German |
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Deutschsprachige Schweiz
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Abstract |
The medical consultation is based on an individual decision preceded by the perception and interpretation of pains. This can lead to a doctor's visit being omitted, where medical treatment would be indicated ("underutilization"), or to medical assistance being mobilised where the disorders could be treated by the layman himself ("overutilization"). The study focuses on questions about the advice-seeking and treatment strategies of the respondents and their knowledge of remedies and drugs in addition to the determination of the frequencies and combinations of pains. It investigates the extent to which a medical, a paramedical or a lay system is consulted concerning various pains, and which forms of self-treatment or self-medication are chosen. The study also looked at key socio-demographic characteristics and various psychological and social aspects (socialization, social status, psychosocial pressures and resources, drug-related attitudes, and consumption of stimulants).
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Grundgesamtheit: Untersuchungseinheit:stimmberechtigte Einwohner der deutschsprachigen Schweiz
Datenerhebung: mündliches Interview von 45 bis 50 Minuten auf der Grundlage eines vollstandardisierten Fragebogens Auswahlverfahren: mehrstufige Wahrscheinlichkeitsauswahl aus den Stimmregistern von deutschschweizer Gemeinden Zeitbezug: 10.1982 bis 04.1983 Anvisierte Stichprobengrösse: Erzielte Stichprobengrösse: 1819 Antwortquote: 78 % Datenerhebung durch: IPSO und PUBLITEST, Zürich |
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Replicated study | No |
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Ethical approval | No | Study type |
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Date created | 18.04.2018 |
Date modified | 18.04.2018 |
Start - End date | 01.04.1982 - 28.03.1984 |