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Use of dietary supplements among nursing students in Turkey in the last 12 months and its relation with orthorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Tarı Selçuk Kevser,
Çevik Celalettin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12507
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , nursing , family medicine , psychology , pathology
Purpose This study was aimed at investigating the use of dietary supplements among nursing students in Turkey in the last 12 months and its relation with orthorexia nervosa (ON). Design and Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted in Balıkesir, a province in northwestern Turkey, between November and December 2019 included 560 nursing students. Findings Almost a fifth of the students had used dietary supplements in the last 12 months and the use of dietary supplements was associated with ON. Practice Implications Students should be screened for ON symptoms and attempts to reduce ON symptoms in students at risk should be implemented.