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Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries

BACKGROUND: Consumers’ conviction of the benefits of probiotics is influenced by their existing beliefs and by the information they receive from healthcare professionals. The attitude of healthcare professionals towards commercially available probiotics will, therefore, determine how trustworthy and...

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Autores principales: Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo, Çullu Çokuğraş, Fügen, Vural, Mehmet, Mestrovic, Julije, Nigri, Luigi, Piazzolla, Ruggiero, Giardino, Ida, Conoscitore, Michele, Namazova-Baranova, Leyla
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6498681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31053146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-019-0648-4
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author Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
Çullu Çokuğraş, Fügen
Vural, Mehmet
Mestrovic, Julije
Nigri, Luigi
Piazzolla, Ruggiero
Giardino, Ida
Conoscitore, Michele
Namazova-Baranova, Leyla
author_facet Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
Çullu Çokuğraş, Fügen
Vural, Mehmet
Mestrovic, Julije
Nigri, Luigi
Piazzolla, Ruggiero
Giardino, Ida
Conoscitore, Michele
Namazova-Baranova, Leyla
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description BACKGROUND: Consumers’ conviction of the benefits of probiotics is influenced by their existing beliefs and by the information they receive from healthcare professionals. The attitude of healthcare professionals towards commercially available probiotics will, therefore, determine how trustworthy and beneficial these products are perceived by consumers. Furthermore, due to European Union legislation, companies are prohibited from displaying information on product packaging; therefore, consumers are dependent primarily on healthcare professionals for correct information and guidance on the use of these products. The aim of this pilot study was to explore the understanding and use of probiotics in clinical practice by professionals who are involved in child healthcare in different European countries and to assess how much they value the scientific evidence behind these products. METHODS: The study was performed using a cross-sectional, descriptive, 30-question online questionnaire circulated among healthcare professionals belonging to three professional categories that are typically involved in childhood probiotic prescription: paediatricians, dieticians and general practitioners. The questionnaire was developed using web-based standard guidelines, and the questions were modelled on those used in previously published probiotics studies. RESULTS: Overall, 27,287 healthcare professionals belonging to three major European scientific societies were contacted by the organizations participating in the study. In total, 1360 valid questionnaires were recorded, and the results were statistically analysed. CONCLUSIONS: The results emphasize the importance for healthcare professionals to be properly educated and updated on probiotics. An improved knowledge about probiotics led to increased prescriptive confidence. To disseminate accurate information on probiotics, healthcare professionals look for appropriate and scientifically validated educational platforms to acquire information, explore concerns and barriers and look for positive approaches towards recommending probiotics.
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spelling pubmed-64986812019-05-09 Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo Çullu Çokuğraş, Fügen Vural, Mehmet Mestrovic, Julije Nigri, Luigi Piazzolla, Ruggiero Giardino, Ida Conoscitore, Michele Namazova-Baranova, Leyla Ital J Pediatr Research BACKGROUND: Consumers’ conviction of the benefits of probiotics is influenced by their existing beliefs and by the information they receive from healthcare professionals. The attitude of healthcare professionals towards commercially available probiotics will, therefore, determine how trustworthy and beneficial these products are perceived by consumers. Furthermore, due to European Union legislation, companies are prohibited from displaying information on product packaging; therefore, consumers are dependent primarily on healthcare professionals for correct information and guidance on the use of these products. The aim of this pilot study was to explore the understanding and use of probiotics in clinical practice by professionals who are involved in child healthcare in different European countries and to assess how much they value the scientific evidence behind these products. METHODS: The study was performed using a cross-sectional, descriptive, 30-question online questionnaire circulated among healthcare professionals belonging to three professional categories that are typically involved in childhood probiotic prescription: paediatricians, dieticians and general practitioners. The questionnaire was developed using web-based standard guidelines, and the questions were modelled on those used in previously published probiotics studies. RESULTS: Overall, 27,287 healthcare professionals belonging to three major European scientific societies were contacted by the organizations participating in the study. In total, 1360 valid questionnaires were recorded, and the results were statistically analysed. CONCLUSIONS: The results emphasize the importance for healthcare professionals to be properly educated and updated on probiotics. An improved knowledge about probiotics led to increased prescriptive confidence. To disseminate accurate information on probiotics, healthcare professionals look for appropriate and scientifically validated educational platforms to acquire information, explore concerns and barriers and look for positive approaches towards recommending probiotics. BioMed Central 2019-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6498681/ /pubmed/31053146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-019-0648-4 Text en © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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Pettoello-Mantovani, Massimo
Çullu Çokuğraş, Fügen
Vural, Mehmet
Mestrovic, Julije
Nigri, Luigi
Piazzolla, Ruggiero
Giardino, Ida
Conoscitore, Michele
Namazova-Baranova, Leyla
Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title_full Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title_fullStr Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title_full_unstemmed Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title_short Pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different European countries
title_sort pilot study for the understanding and use of probiotics by different paediatric healthcare professionals working in different european countries
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6498681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31053146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-019-0648-4
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