Date of Paper/Work
12-2012
Type of Paper/Work
Scholarly project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Nursing
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Mary Lagaard
Abstract
The purpose of this literature review was to look at the use of vitamin D supplementation in fall prevention among older adults in long term care. Databases searched included CINAHL, MEDLINE, and PubMed as well as hand-searched bibliographies of selected articles. Keywords used included vitamin D, ergocalciferol, cholecalicferol, falls, accidental falls, nursing home, and long term care. Results were narrowed down through use of randomized control trials, dates through the year 2003, use of English language, and elimination of studies which included community-dwelling elders. A variety of research articles were found, those included in the review consisted of four randomized control trials and one cohort study. Analysis and synthesis of the articles found led to moderately strong results favoring use of vitamin D in fall prevention.
Recommended Citation
Hester, Jennifer. (2012). Vitamin D and Fall Prevention in Long Term Care. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/ma_nursing/63