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Assessment of Knowledge, Perception, Experience and Phobia toward Corticosteroids Use among the General Public in the Era of COVID-19: A Multinational Study. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • - The study investigates knowledge, attitudes, and fears regarding corticosteroid use among the general population across six countries, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • - Data was gathered using a self-administered questionnaire from 2,354 participants, revealing a satisfactory understanding of corticosteroids but a high level of corticophobia, especially among younger females and those with a history of COVID-19.
  • - The findings suggest that while general awareness of corticosteroids is decent, there's a significant fear surrounding their use, indicating a need for better education and counseling to address this issue.

Article Abstract

Background: Corticosteroids play a significant role in managing the vast majority of inflammatory and immunologic conditions. To date, population-based studies on knowledge and attitudes concerning corticosteroids are scarce. This study aims to comprehensively assess knowledge, perception, experience and phobia toward corticosteroid use among the general population in the era of COVID-19.

Methods: A cross-sectional self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect the data from 6 countries. Knowledge and corticophobia scores, descriptive statistics and logistic regression were computed.

Results: A total of 2354 participants were enrolled in this study; the majority were females (61.6%) with an average age of 30. Around 61.9% had been infected previously with COVID-19, and about one-third of the participants had experience with corticosteroid use. The mean knowledge score was relatively satisfactory (8.7 ± 4.5 out of 14), and Corticophobia ranked a high score in all countries. Age, female gender, and history of COVID-19 were positively correlated with developing corticophobia.

Conclusion: Our study highlights that the general knowledge about steroids was satisfactory. However, the phobia toward its use upon indication is high. Therefore, enhancing awareness and providing essential counseling regarding the rational use of corticosteroids may reduce corticophobia.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859254PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020255DOI Listing

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