Use of vitamin and mineral supplements in long-term care home residents
| Autor: | Jennifer Billinsky, Lilian Thorpe, Susan J. Whiting, Jane Alcorn, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Lynda Toffelmire, Navita Viveky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Vitamin Gerontology Prescription Drugs Time Factors Health Services for the Aged Physiology Cross-sectional study Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Risk Assessment chemistry.chemical_compound Drug Utilization Review Risk Factors Physiology (medical) Homes for the Aged Humans Medicine Dementia Practice Patterns Physicians' Aged Polypharmacy Chi-Square Distribution Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Guideline adherence Vitamins General Medicine medicine.disease Long-Term Care Nursing Homes Long-term care Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry Dietary Supplements Practice Guidelines as Topic Female Guideline Adherence business Risk assessment |
| Zdroj: | Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 37:100-105 |
| ISSN: | 1715-5320 1715-5312 |
| DOI: | 10.1139/h11-141 |
| Popis: | Vitamin–mineral supplementation may offer older adults health and cognition-related benefits but overuse may contribute to polypharmacy. We examined the prevalence of supplement usage in long-term care facility (LTC) residents (≥65 years of age). As cognition may be affected by nutrition, we also examined use in those with diagnosis of dementia and those with no dementia diagnosis. The prevalence of supplement usage and overall “pill count” from pharmaceutical use was assessed in 189 LTC residents and a subsample of 56 older adults with dementia diagnosis, respectively. Participants were residing in an LTC facility of a mid-size metropolitan area during 2009. The average use of supplements was 1.0 per day for all residents, with 35% taking vitamin D supplements, 20% multivitamins, and 26% calcium. Supplement use was similar (p ≥ 0.05) for those with dementia diagnosis (53%, average 2.0 per day) and for those without such diagnosis (45%, average 2.2 per day). Usage ranged between 1–6 supplements per day. In both of these groups, ∼73% of users were taking vitamin D. The number of prescribed medications ranged from 4 to 24 (average 10.2) in a subsample of residents whose supplement intake was 0 to 6 (average 2). These findings suggest an overall low rate of supplement use, with no significant differences (p ≥ 0.05) in use between residents with and without dementia diagnosis. However, some residents were at risk for supplement overuse. |
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