Use of nutritional supplements and other complementary medicine methods among patients with Parkinson's disease in Lithuania.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

More than half of Parkinson's (PD) disease patients use nutritional supplements and other methods of complementary medicine (CAM). Only a minority discuss their use with their physician. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with using CAM and nutritional supplements among PD patients in Lithuania.

Methods

The cross-sectional study was conducted at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos in 2022. Patients diagnosed with PD were asked to complete the questionnaire about nutritional supplements and CAMs used during the past 12 months.

Results

The data analysis included 169 out of 206 questionnaires. There were 81 (47.9%) males and 88 (52.1%) females. The median age was 66 years old (IQR 59.5-72), and the median duration

SUBMITTER: Guk J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537411 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature