VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION FOR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS

VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION FOR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS

There is a high prevailing of depression as well as debilitating illness or chronic, which can are challenge to treat. In both symptoms of depressive disorders and depressive subthreshold are associated with the signs of disability, mortality, and the cost of health care. Despite underlying depression of pathophysiology that has remained unknown and, in most cases, involves many mechanisms,there is a possible role of vitamin D in depression, which has received considerable attention. The main circulating form of vitamin D used in determining the status of vitamin D of a patient.

Even though the findings of vitamin D may be Compiling, questions that arise are about the association of vitamin D  include: can the association be said as a casual? Does the supplementation of vitamins affect the depressive system level? The research is conducted systematically to review as well as do meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials upon investigating whether vitamin D  can be used to improve depressive disorder or symptoms of depressive. The main aim of the study is to review the effects of supplementation of Vitamin D of depressive symptoms in randomized control trials. Even though the effects of vitamin D have been supplemented as an antidepressant, the results remain certain.

The criteria used in selecting studies in a systematic review is independent reviewer identified together with the data extracted from randomized trials which are used in comparing the effects of Vitamin D supplementation on depressive symptoms in controlling condition. The two additional reviewers are assed in studying quality through the use of Cochrane risk of bias tool. These criteria are used to conduct a  randomized clinical trial, which helps in determining if supplementation of vitamin D has an impact of depressive symptoms as well as identifying whether it can improve diabetes self-management. Further,the role of Vitamin D is to control blood pressure, which is explored. Through the use of stratified block, randomized women are assigned to either weekly vitamin supplementation or to matching placebo every week for six months. The results show that the supplementation of vitamin D has no overall effect on the symptoms of depressive, even though heterogeneity is much considered. The analysis of the subgroup indicates that supplementation of vitamin D is clinically significant, and signs of depressive have moderate and statistically effects.

The significant challenge authors experienced while doing research is that the majority of the sample used consisted of women from Europe, and they did not have Vitamin D deficiency while others had high depressive symptoms. As a result, it limited the generalizability of findings beyond this population. Another challenge was that there was limited information concerning the adherence because it’s only two-third of the participant brought back their containers of supplements. Therefore the concentration of pre-winter of about 25 hydroxyvitamin D was used for the treatment of group, hence suggesting adequate adherence. The criteria used were appropriate, and studies involved in the research were much okay. However, authors could have looked for more sample because the samples they used from women were not enough since most of them did not have a deficiency of vitamin D

The research the supplements of vitamin D support patients suffering from depression. It helps in boosting the moods of a patient, and it prevents the symptoms of depression. However, in future trials, we should also investigate another group of people since many people are suffering from depression as well as suffering from low vitamin status.

These results suggest that vitamin D supplementation to prevent depressive symptoms and anxiety, or improve flourishing or mood, for healthy adult women over winter may not be warranted. Future trials should investigate other groups of individuals, for example, men, those with clinical depression, or low vitamin status. Supplementation of Vitamin D is likely to be more effective in reducing the symptoms of patients suffering from depression. However, there is a need for more and high-quality research to be done as well as creating awareness to the people about the usefulness of this vitamin. More research on Vitamin D supplementation need to be done, I feel that the study was not that certain because of the samples used were from women, and it could have been better if they used examples of many people as well as using from the two genders and for the kids as well.

Reference

Shaffer, J. A., Edmondson, D., Wasson, L. T., Falzon, L., Homma, K., Ezeokoli, N., … &             Davidson, K. W. (2014). Vitamin D supplementation for depressive symptoms: a       systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Psychosomatic             medicine, 76(3), 190.