Observational studyJournal of epidemiology and global health2017
Assessment of vitamin D levels, awareness among Lebanese pharmacy students, and impact of pharmacist counseling.
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- Vitamin D Supplementation and Its Interaction with Common Medications: Impact on Serum Levels and Quality of Life in Adults with Comorbidities.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Community pharmacy is the key to improving vitamin D levels.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of vitamin D2 compared with vitamin D3 replacement therapy in a primary healthcare setting: a retrospective cohort study.Qatar medical journal · 2022Article
- Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common in Ghana despite Abundance of Sunlight: A Multicentre Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
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Abstract
Vitamin D inadequacy, frequently underdiagnosed, affects people of all age groups worldwide. This prospective study aims at determining the percentage of inadequate vitamin D levels among students and evaluating the impact of pharmacist counseling on raising the awareness of the importance of sun exposure and adequate vitamin D intake. A total of 160 university students were recruited. Blood samples were taken to check the vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorous levels. Vitamin D levels ⩽30ng/mL were defined as inadequate. Scores were given to the questions and aimed at gathering patient knowledge about vitamin D before and after pharmacist counseling. A total of 115 (71.87%) patients had vitamin D levels <30ng/mL, with a mean vitamin D serum level of 16.80±5.85ng/mL. The mean level of calcium was 9.51±1.23mg/dL and, of phosphorus 3.62±0.95mg/dL. The mean difference in the knowledge score of the recommended daily amount of vitamin D before and after pharmacist counseling was 2.81 versus 5.88 (p<0.001). Concerning patient education for diseases and drugs that affect vitamin D levels, pharmacist counseling was effective in raising the awareness (p<0.001). Given that vitamin D inadequacy is linked to many disease progressions, it is important that health professionals provide interventional strategies and education measures to correct inadequate levels in patients of all age groups.
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