The Practice of Vitamin D Deficiency Assessment in a Geriatric Day Hospital.
Ir Med J
; 109(4): 393, 2016 Apr 11.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-27685487
ABSTRACT
There has been no clear consensus on the assessment and treatment of vitamin D deficiency prior to the publication of the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) Vitamin D Guideline in 2014. The aim of our study was to assess the practice in a medicine for the older person day hospital setting relative to this guideline. A 6-month retrospective analysis of all new patients who attended service from January to July 2013 was carried out. Seventy-six patients were included in the final analysis. Mean age was 83 years. 39 (51%) patients had sufficient levels while 37 (49%) patients had insufficient levels; 14 (19%) being inadequate and 23 (30%) deficient. Eighteen patients who had insufficient levels were subsequently prescribed supplements; 13 (72%) received vitamin D3 in combination with calcium while 5 (28%) received vitamin D3 alone. Based on the findings of this study, we have made some recommendations and adopted the guideline.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Guideline
Language:
En
Journal:
Ir Med J
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article