Prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in Dutch psychogeriatric nursing home residents by weekly half-body UVB exposure after showering: a pilot study

Abstract

an 8 week course of weekly, frontal half-body irradiation with UVB, at 0.5 MED, leads to an significant increase in 25(OH)D serum levels, but this period is too short to reach vitamin D sufficiency.

Preliminary Report: Vitamin D Deficiency in Advanced Cancer Patients with Symptoms of Fatigue or Anorexia

“…A recent study with geriatric nursing home residents reported that weekly exposure to UVB lamps after showering resulted in a significant increase in serum levels of 25(OH) vitamin D [14]. Although sunlight exposure is an inexpensive and effective therapy [15,16], a cluster randomized controlled trial in the elderly reported poor adherence to the intervention [17].…”

Estado nutricional de vitamina D en pre escolares chilenos de zonas australes

“…Estas enfermedades son multifactoriales y la participación de vitD se mantiene aún en estudio 34 . Dentro de las potenciales herramientas profilácticas para enfrentar este riesgo de deficiencia de vitD están la práctica programada de exposición UVB durante los meses de invierno; en un grupo de la tercera edad en Noruega se logró mejorar las concentraciones de 25OHD 35 . Otra medida es la fortificación con vitD de algún alimento de alto consumo en la población objetivo (ej.…”

Sunlight Therapy as a Strategy to Improve Vitamin D Status in Skilled Nursing Facility Older Adult Patients: A Pilot Study

“…The positive effects of artificial UVB light on serum 25(OH)D levels in older adults have been demonstrated on multiple occasions; however, one limitation of these studies is that the results cannot be applied to a natural setting [15,16]. This study explored the effects of moderate sunlight exposure therapy in a natural setting as an additional vitamin D source for SNF older adult residents already receiving oral vitamin D from food and supplements.…”

“…The majority of in vivo studies that analyze the effects of UVB light in humans rely on artificial sources, and their results may not be applicable to a natural setting [15][16][17][18]. Limited research has been conducted in the United States in which exposure to solar UVB light in a natural setting is studied as a strategy to improve vitamin D status in institutionalized older adults.…”