Socio-demographic factors and self-healing of pain phenomenon in Poland

Aleksandra Czerw, Urszula Religioni, Dorota Dziedzic, Anna Augustynowicz
2014 Medical and Biological Sciences  
S u m m a r y I n t r o d u c t i o n . Self-healing applies to the use of non-prescription drugs, as well as nutritional supplements, and herbal plant products for the treatment of diseases and symptoms diagnosed single-handedly. T h e a i m o f t h i s s t u d y is to evaluate the impact of socio-demographic factors on the phenomenon of selfhealing pain among Poles. M a t e r i a l a n d m e t h o d . The study involved 218 randomly selected respondents, 159 women and 59 men. The tool was a
more » ... estionnaire designed for the study. Collected data were analyzed using cross tables. R e s u l t s . During six months before the start of the study 90% of respondents used the analgesics. Women declared that they took pain medication several times a
doi:10.12775/mbs.2014.020 fatcat:c53fcsleqjcwhbrxjo2ls5wv44