Prevalence of self-medication for skin diseases: a systematic review
An. bras. dermatol
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89(4): 625-630, Jul-Aug/2014. tab, graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Self-medication is the selection and use of drugs without medical prescription, to treat diseases or for symptomatic relief. This article is a systematic review on self-medication in skin diseases. A search was conducted on Virtual Health Library and PubMed databases using predetermined descriptors. Two researchers performed the article selection process independently, with the degree of inter-observer agreement measured by the kappa index. The prevalence of self-medication ranged from 6.0 to 45.0%. Topical corticosteroids were the most commonly used therapeutic strategies for self-medication, as found in the reviewed articles. This study revealed that published data on self-medication in dermatology are scarce, although the findings showed that it was a common practice.
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Main subject:
Self Medication
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Skin Diseases
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Systematic reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina/BR
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