Journal article
Counseling about vitamin D supplementation for infants: results of a survey of pediatric and family medicine physicians in Connecticut
Connecticut medicine, v 71(3), pp 133-137
Mar 2007
PMID: 17405394
Abstract
Vitamin D is essential to the health of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently updated its recommendations for vitamin D supplementation. The current level of vitamin D counseling for infants by family medicine physicians and pediatricians in Connecticut is unknown.
Some 841 self-administered surveys were sent to pediatric primary care providers in Connecticut to evaluate the frequency of counseling regarding vitamin D supplementation for six- to 12-month old children. Other minerals and age groups were included in the survey to prevent bias. The response rate was 34.8%.
Pediatricians reported higher levels (88.6%) of counseling regularly about vitamin D for infants compared to family medicine physicians (52.3%). Linear regression analysis indicated that awareness and perceived importance of vitamin D recommendations predict the frequency of vitamin D counseling regardless of specialty.
Family medicine physicians in Connecticut need to increase their awareness and counseling of vitamin D supplementation for infants.
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- Title
- Counseling about vitamin D supplementation for infants: results of a survey of pediatric and family medicine physicians in Connecticut
- Creators
- Hugh Silk - UMass Memorial Medical CenterSara ThiedeTom Trojian
- Publication Details
- Connecticut medicine, v 71(3), pp 133-137
- Publisher
- United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33847784223
- Other Identifier
- 991014877828904721