Use of vitamin D and effects in women in the menopause period

Authors

  • Ana Patrícia Silva de Souto Centro Universitário de Patos
  • Elizandra da Silva Medeiros Leite Centro Universitário de Patos
  • Letícia Maria Freitas Souza Centro Universitário de Patos
  • Milayne de Oliveira Azevedo Centro Universitário de Patos
  • Noély Dantas Araújo Centro Universitário de Patos
  • Elzenir Pereira de Oliveira Almeida Centro Universitário de Patos e Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG)
  • Milena Nunes Alves de Sousa Centro Universitário de Patos (UNIFIP) e Faculdade São Francisco da Paraíba (FASP) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-9147

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18378/rebes.v11i3.9185

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To analyze whether, in menopausal women, the use of vitamin D in comparison to not using it reduces its effects resulting from the period. Method: Systematic review adopting the PICO strategy researched in the National Library of Medicine, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Virtual Health Library databases, in which it was used, in June 2020, with the descriptors in the following combination: <<menopause AND women AND “Randomized Clinical Trial”>>, filters were applied for inclusion and exclusion of articles. Then, the selected studies were read and systematized, according to the purpose of the study. Results: the findings revealed that vitamin D is beneficial for women in menopause, as it allows the reduction of symptoms such as increased immunity in relation to viral infections, decreased hospital admissions, more active women daily, among others. Conclusion: Based on the results found, the positive effects with the use of vitamin D in the long term are noticeable, which corresponds to the easing of symptoms in this phase of the climacteric.

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Author Biography

Milena Nunes Alves de Sousa, Centro Universitário de Patos (UNIFIP) e Faculdade São Francisco da Paraíba (FASP)

Enfermeira, Administradora e Turismóloga. Mestre em Ciências da Saúde. Doutorado e Pós-Doutorado em Promoção de Saúde. Pós-Doutora em Sistemas Agroindustriais pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Docente no Curso de Medicina do Centro Universitário de Patos (UNIFIP), Patos, Paraíba, Brasil.

Published

2021-10-17

How to Cite

Souto, A. P. S. de ., Leite, E. da S. M., Souza, L. M. F. ., Azevedo, M. de O., Araújo, N. D. ., Almeida, E. P. de O. ., & Sousa, M. N. A. de. (2021). Use of vitamin D and effects in women in the menopause period. Revista Brasileira De Educação E Saúde, 11(3), 314–320. https://doi.org/10.18378/rebes.v11i3.9185

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