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Pediatric Low Vitamin D Treatment Guideline Recommendations: An Integrative Review
Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.19(6), p.104597
06/2023
Web of Science ID: WOS:000984629000001
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Abstract
This integrative review found 7 professional clinical practice guidelines or recommendations for treating low vitamin D (LVD) or vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in infants, children, and adolescents. Treatment recommendation considerations varied by age group, severity, daily versus weekly dosing, treatment length, need for follow-up testing and maintenance therapy after treatment completion. These inconsistencies make treatment recommendations for health care providers difficult to navigate. Terminology variations for LVD or VDD are discussed. Results reviewed with the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation II process showed mixed results with the lowest scores in Rigor of Development and Applicability domains.
•There is a lack of consensus for vitamin D treatment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents.•An integrative review found 7 professional clinical practice guidelines or recommendations for treating low vitamin D or vitamin D deficiency.•Variations of recommendations for treatment of vitamin D make it difficult for health care providers to provide therapeutic treatment.•Vitamin D treatment clinical practice guidelines and recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents show mixed results when evaluated using the Agree II process.
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- Title
- Pediatric Low Vitamin D Treatment Guideline Recommendations
- Publication Details
- Journal for nurse practitioners, Vol.19(6), p.104597
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Copyright
- © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000984629000001; 99381356667806600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English