ReviewThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2013
Vitamin D supplementation in older adults: searching for specific guidelines in nursing homes.
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- The effect of standard-dose wintertime vitamin D supplementation on influenza infection in immunized nursing home elderly residents.Croatian medical journal · 2021Trial
- Vitamin D supplementation has no effects on progression of motor dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).European journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Trial
- Evolution of Serum 25OHD in Response to Vitamin DJournal of the American College of Nutrition · 2018Trial
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- Fortification of Yogurts with Vitamin D and Calcium Enhances the Inhibition of Serum Parathyroid Hormone and Bone Resorption Markers: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Women over 60 Living in a Community Dwelling Home.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2015Trial
- Rethinking Vitamin D Deficiency: Controversies and Practical Guidance for Clinical Management.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Micronutrient status in nursing home residents: associations with dietary supplementation and health characteristics in the cross-sectional multicentre Nutricare study.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Severe Hypophosphatemia Leading to Acute Worsening of Heart Failure and Myopathy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Use of complementary medicines among older adults living in 23 residential aged care facilities in Australia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Nutritional Challenges in Nursing Homes: Pilot Study on Macronutrient Intake and Status of Vitamins D and B12.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Vitamin D Status and Physical Functioning in Nursing Home Residents after Improved Adherence to the Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendation-A Quasiexperimental Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2024Article
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- Effect of vitamin D supplementation on cardiac-metabolic risk factors in elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2022Review
- Adherence and barriers to the vitamin D and calcium supplement recommendation at Danish nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Efficacy of various prescribed vitamin D supplementation regimens on 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels in long-term care.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Responsibility for vitamin D supplementation of elderly care home residents in England: falling through the gap between medicine and food.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2020Article
- Vitamin D and survival in COVID-19 patients: A quasi-experimental study.The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2020Article
- Increasing the uptake of vitamin D supplement use in Australian residential aged care facilities: results from the vitamin D implementation (ViDAus) study.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- An open-label, randomized, 10 weeks prospective study on the efficacy of vitamin D (daily low dose and weekly high dose) in vitamin D deficient patients.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
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21 authors at 13 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency is very high in the nursing home (NH) population. Paradoxically, vitamin D insufficiency is rarely treated despite of strong clinical evidence and recommendations for supplementation. This review aims at reporting the current knowledge of vitamin D supplementation in NH and proposing recommendations adapted to the specificities of this institutional setting.
designCurrent literature on vitamin D supplementation for NH residents was narratively presented and discussed by the French Group of Geriatrics and Nutrition.
resultVitamin D supplementation is a safe and well-tolerated treatment. Most residents in NH have vitamin D insufficiency, and would benefit from vitamin D supplement. However, only few residents are actually treated. Current specific and personalized protocols for vitamin D supplementation may not be practical for use in NH settings (e.g., assessment of serum vitamin D concentrations before and after supplementation). Therefore, our group proposes a model of intervention based on the systematic supplementation of vitamin D (1,000 IU/day) since the patient's admission to the NH and throughout his/her stay without the need of a preliminary evaluation of the baseline levels. Calcium should be prescribed only in case of poor dietary calcium intake.
conclusionA population-based rather than individual-based approach may probably improve the management of vitamin D insufficiency in the older population living in NH, without increasing the risks of adverse health problems. The clinical relevance and cost effectiveness of this proposal should be assessed under NH real-world conditions to establish its feasibility.
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