Self Medication
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this cross-sectional descriptive observational study is to assess the extent of self-medication among the crews of surface ships at the Toulon naval base. This study could include healthy volunteers, or participants with well-controlled chronic pathologies enabling them to be fit for embarkation, who are currently being deployed for at least 4 weeks on a surface ship at the naval base. Participants will tick and complete a questionnaire (between 15 and 30 minutes) after 4 consecutive weeks on the ship.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire
A questionnaire is distributed and self-administered 4 weeks before the start of an embarked mission on a surface ship at the Toulon naval base, during an embarked mission of at least 4 weeks. The questionnaire consists of 2 parts: * A section on socio-demographic characteristics * A section on self-medication practices during this deployment
Sponsors
Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* French military personnel; * age \> 18; * embarked on a French navy vessel from the naval base; * for a minimum 4-week mission; * covered by social security.
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal to participate, * Legionnaire * Military Health Services member
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| percentage of patients who have self-medication | up to 4 weeks | Percentage of patients who have self-medicated at least once since the start of their current mission, among respondents working on surface ships at the naval base on missions lasting more than 4 weeks (excluding malaria prophylaxis, contraception and treatment of a chronic pathology prescribed by a doctor) |
Outcome results
None listed