TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CHILREN WITH DIETARY SUPPLEMENT – EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF LIFE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46793/PP180312012PKeywords:
cough, children, PropoMucil® syrupAbstract
Introduction. In the winter period, the presence of respiratory infections of viral and bacterial origin in children is high. Phytotherapy, which is a combination of herbal preparations, has a role in the treatment of standard therapy. The aim of our research is to assess the quality of life of parents and the efficiency of PropoMucil® syrup used by children with respiratory infections.
Patients and Method: The research was conducted in University Hospital Center „Dr Dragiša Mišović“, Dedinje - Children's Lung Disease and TB in a period from December 2016. to February 2017. The research was done using a questionnaire that was filled based on the response of the parents of children with cough. The questionnaire consisted of three parts. The first part of questionnaire was related to demographic data, second part was related to the characteristics of cough and the third part was related to the quality of life of parents of children with cough.
Results. The study included 75 children who, according to age, were devided in two groups, group of pre-school age (group A) and group of schol age (group B). By gender, they did not have a statistically significant difference. A statistically significant differeence was between groups relative to their age when they went to the collective. Group A had a higher number of respiratory infections lasting more than two years in regard to Group B. In group A, cough didn’t disturb children in daily activities (77,6%). In group B, 57,7% of cases of cough disrupted daily activity, but this number was reduced by 11,5% after the treatment. Also, in group B, 15,4% more children didn’t have night symptoms after the application of syrup. The cotrol examination showed difference in compliance, group A wes taking syrup (59,2%), while gruop B took syrup in a significantly higher percentage (92,3%). Regarding to the quality of life in the family with child with the cough, a statistically significant difference wasn’t noticed.
Conclusion. Phytotherapy takes important place in the prevention and treatment in high frequency diseases. Our reserach confirmed that PropoMucil® syrup for children is efficient and safe for use in all age groups, and significantly improves quality of life both children and parents.
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