Patient-centric decision-making in supplements intake and disclosure in clinical practice: a novel SIDP-12 tool to prevent drug-supplement interaction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-treatment of dietary supplements may contribute to interactions and severe side effects. Limited studies have constructed a scale that can measure the disclosure practice of supplements to healthcare providers and the influencing factors.

Objective

The study aims to investigate the supplement disclosure practice among the public in the UAE using a developed and validated supplement disclosure assessment scale tool.

Design

A cross-sectional survey study that targeted those residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aged 18 years and above from both genders through an online survey.

Methods

A novel scale tool was developed and examined for its validity and reliability through three pilot studies.

Results

The study included three validity an

SUBMITTER: Ait Gacem S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11526152 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature