Self-care for common colds: A European multicenter survey on the role of subjective discomfort and knowledge about the self-limited course - The COCO study

Thielmann, Anika; Biljana Gerasimovska-Kitanovska; Koskela, Tuomas H; Mevsim, Vildan; Weltermann, Birgitta

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195564

Self-care for common colds: A European multicenter survey on the role of subjective discomfort and knowledge about the self-limited course - The COCO study

Journal

PLOS ONE

Date Issued

2018

Author(s)

Thielmann, Anika

Koskela, Tuomas H

Mevsim, Vildan

Weltermann, Birgitta

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0195564

Abstract

Common colds are the most frequently encountered disease worldwide and the most frequent reason for self-care. According to the cross-sectional European Common Colds study (COCO), patients use as many as 12 items on average for self-care. Little is known about the influence of discomfort and knowledge on self-care for common colds.