The attitudes, behaviors, and opinions about non-pharmacological agents in patients with tinea pedis
Dermatologic Therapy, cilt.33, sa.6, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/dth.14041
- Dergi Adı: Dermatologic Therapy
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
- Anahtar Kelimeler: attitude, knowledge, non-pharmacological treatment, questionnaire, tinea pedis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Tinea pedis affects the life quality distinctly and patients those with a prolonged disease often resort to non-medical methods. We sought to evaluate patients' knowledge about tinea pedis and approaches to the non-pharmacological agents. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 152 patients with tinea pedis who answered the survey between July and November 2019. Demographic and clinical features, patients' attitudes, behaviors, and opinions about non-pharmacological treatments related to tinea pedis were evaluated. Of 152 patients, 65 (42.8%) were female and 87 (57.2%) were male. The frequency of at least one non-pharmacological agent use for tinea pedis was 55.9%. The most common non-pharmacological agent was cologne (27.0%), followed by saltwater, vinegar, and henna. The rate of non-pharmacological agent use was not significantly different between genders and patients with different education levels. Information sources for tinea pedis were dermatologists in only 42 patients (27.8%). The opinion that the disease will improve spontaneously was not significantly different between the groups according to the education level (P =.154). Tinea pedis needs awareness as a health problem particularly in Muslim populations. Patients should be prevented from applying wrong practices and informed about the risk factors, contagiousness, and treatment options by physicians.