Research Article

Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients

Volume: 13 Number: 3 October 18, 2021
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Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients

Abstract

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency has become an epidemic for all age groups in the world. The aim of this research is to evaluate the vitamin D deficiency in-home care patients and related lifestyle reasons. Method: This research is done on Home Care patients registered to İstanbul Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital between January 2015 – February 2016. After getting the patients’ vitamin D records retrospectively, we have inquired patients if they have regular exposure to sunlight, whether they have a history of fracture or osteoporosis, and other related lifestyles.D vitamin deficiency was grouped as; normal(>30ng/ml), insufficiency(20-30ng/ml), deficiency(lower than 20ng/ml)and the severe deficiency(lower than <10ng/ml). We used the SPSS20.0 program; frequency, chi-square, and T-test were evaluated. Results: Totally 232 patients were included in this study. There were 160(%69) women and 72 (%31) men. Vitamin D insufficiency was found in 11.2% (n=26), and vitamin D deficiency in 70.3% (n=163). 70.1% (n=96) of 137 patients who answered the questions were female and 29.9% (n=41) were male. 86.1% of them (n=118) did not benefit from sunlight, 63.5% (n=87) had not received vitamin D treatment before. Vitamin D deficiency was detected in 79.3% (n=69) of those who did not receive vitamin D treatment, and a significant relationship was found between them. Conclusion: In our study, we have found that most homecare patients have low levels of Vitamin D, do not have regular exposure to sunlight, not do exercise regularly. Vitamin D replacement is vital in home-care patients as vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of osteoporosis, falls, and fractures.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 18, 2021

Submission Date

February 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 25, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 13 Number: 3

APA
Yılmaz, D., & Toprak, D. (2021). Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients. Konuralp Medical Journal, 13(3), 530-535. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.880070
AMA
1.Yılmaz D, Toprak D. Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13(3):530-535. doi:10.18521/ktd.880070
Chicago
Yılmaz, Demet, and Dilek Toprak. 2021. “Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13 (3): 530-35. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.880070.
EndNote
Yılmaz D, Toprak D (October 1, 2021) Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients. Konuralp Medical Journal 13 3 530–535.
IEEE
[1]D. Yılmaz and D. Toprak, “Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 530–535, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.18521/ktd.880070.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Demet - Toprak, Dilek. “Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13/3 (October 1, 2021): 530-535. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.880070.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz D, Toprak D. Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13:530–535.
MLA
Yılmaz, Demet, and Dilek Toprak. “Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, Oct. 2021, pp. 530-5, doi:10.18521/ktd.880070.
Vancouver
1.Demet Yılmaz, Dilek Toprak. Evaluation of Vitamin D Levels in Home Care Patients. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021 Oct. 1;13(3):530-5. doi:10.18521/ktd.880070

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