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Adherence and barriers to the vitamin D and calcium supplement recommendation at Danish nursing homes: A cross-sectional study

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Nursing home residents are in high risk of vitamin D defciency, which negatively affects bone health. Vitamin D and calcium supplements haves shown to increase bone density and reduce fracture risk. Therefore, The Danish Health Authority recommends all nursing home residents a daily supplement of 20μg vitamin D and 800–1000mg calcium. However, adherence to the recommendation and knowledge of it is unknown. The aims of this study were to investigate adherence, knowledge, and potential barriers to this recommendation in Denmark. |