کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2656243 1563991 2013 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Rickets in the 21st century: A review of the consequences of low vitamin D and its management
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پرستاری و مشاغل بهداشتی پرستاری
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Rickets in the 21st century: A review of the consequences of low vitamin D and its management
چکیده انگلیسی

Normal bone growth is reliant on adequate serum levels of vitamin D. Hypovitaminosis D (insufficiency or deficiency of vitamin D), now known to be prevalent in UK (Davies et al., 2011) is linked to the child presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms and deformity, including rickets (Judd, 2011). Whether caring for children in hospital, the community or in schools, nurses have an important role to play in identifying children at risk of having hypovitaminosis D and in educating parents in healthy dietary intake and supplementation where necessary (Box 3), to avert health problems associated with low vitamin D levels.This paper discusses contributory factors of hypovitaminosis D, reflects on the consequential orthopaedic health issues (Clarke and Page, 2012), (in particular nutritional rickets) and discusses the role of the nurse in prevention and management of hypovitaminosis D. Audit data from the author’s institute demonstrates the prevalence of low vitamin D in the paediatric orthopaedic population in Southampton, the generalised musculoskeletal symptoms complaints and the link to instigated sun protection.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing - Volume 17, Issue 4, November 2013, Pages 199–208
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