Correction: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with vitamin D supplementation: A cross-sectional online community survey of adults in the UK.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with vitamin D supplementation: A cross-sectional online community survey of adults in the UK.

Objective: Assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) of a diverse population. Identify barriers and facilitators that inform routine vitamin D supplementation and self-care in the community setting.

Design: Cross-sectional online voluntary survey.

Pharmacological options for pain control in patients with vertebral fragility fractures.

This review considers the evidence base and current knowledge for pharmacological treatment options that are available for pain control in patients with vertebral fractures sustained after a low trauma incident. Due care needs to be taken when considering prescribed options for pain control. The decision should be based on first establishing whether the presentation is one of acute severe pain at the time of a new vertebral fragility fracture incident or whether the complaint is one of the debilitating, longer term chronic back pain syndrome, accompanied by a clinical suspicion of a possible new fracture.

Consensus-led recommendations supporting choice and personalisation of Hormone replacement therapy in menopause care.

Objective: Inequity of access and choice to different hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products across the UK has been suggested (Hillman, 2020). While, the cause is not entirely understood, potential contributors include conflicting national guidance, economic deprivation and a local formulary approach. With a diverse and growing population of women reaching and living well beyond the menopause, the impact of this inequity is becoming more pronounced, and challenges the goal of providing personalised care.

Interventions to improve vitamin D status in at-risk ethnic groups during pregnancy and early childhood: a systematic review.

Objective: To systematically review the literature with the primary aim of identifying behavioural interventions to improve vitamin D stores in children from at-risk ethnic groups.

Design: Review based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42017080932.

Getting underneath the skin: A community engagement event for optimal vitamin D status in an 'easily overlooked' group.

Background: Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is recognized as important for improved quality in health service provision and research. Vitamin D is one area where PPIE has potential to benefit public health initiatives, particularly for women and children with increased skin pigmentation (ie at high risk of deficiency) who are easily overlooked.

Objective: We report findings from a community PPIE event that explored the knowledge, barriers and promoters for optimal vitamin D status amongst an exemplar high-risk and easily overlooked population group.

A qualitative evaluation to explore the suitability, feasibility and acceptability of using a 'celebration card' intervention in primary care to improve the uptake of childhood vaccinations.

Background: Childhood vaccination remains a primary mechanism for reducing the burden of infectious disease. In the United Kingdom, as in many countries, a sustained effort is required to ensure that vaccination targets are met to afford protection to the whole population from vaccine preventable disease. The Celebrate and Protect programme is a collaborative partnership developed to improve the uptake of childhood vaccination across a number of boroughs within London through the use of a celebration card to encourage attendance for vaccination and enhance relationships between general practices and the parents/carers of children.

National Osteoporosis Society vitamin D guideline summary.

The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) published its document, Vitamin D and Bone Health: A Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management, in 2013 as a practical clinical guideline on the management of vitamin D deficiency in adult patients with, or at risk of developing, bone disease. There has been no clear consensus in the UK on vitamin D deficiency its assessment and treatment, and clinical practice is inconsistent. This guideline is aimed at clinicians, including doctors, nurses and dieticians.

Consensus statement for non-estrogen-based treatments for menopausal symptoms.

Non-estrogen-based therapies can be used for the treatment of hot flushes, for symptoms of urogenital atrophy and for lack of sexual desire and/or fatigue not improved by estrogen treatments. Treatment choice should be based on up-to-date information and targeted to individual women's needs. Non-hormonal therapies are useful particularly for women with estrogen-dependent disease such as breast and endometrial cancers.

Breast cancer patient stories project.

Objective: It is estimated that there are almost half a million women living with or beyond a breast cancer diagnosis in the UK, often referred to as the breast cancer survivor population. We report on the setting up of a dedicated breast cancer and menopause symptoms service (BCMS), and present results from research undertaken with breast cancer survivors with the aim of obtaining their perspectives on the BCMS service.

Method: An action-oriented approach incorporating improvement science methodology has been used to help develop and drive changes to support a high standard of NHS patient care delivery for women with breast cancer within the BCMS setting.

Exploring the breast cancer patient journey: do breast cancer survivors need menopause management support?

Background: Breast cancer survivors can be expected to suffer from menopause symptoms with estrogen deprivation due to cancer treatments, in addition to natural menopause-related estrogen loss.

Objective: To gain an understanding of what support breast cancer patients have when they suffer from menopausal symptoms, and utilize findings to further inform National Health Service (NHS) care provision for breast cancer survivors.

Study Design: Qualitative study with focus group sessions targeting Caucasian and Asian women with breast cancer.

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures: identifying those at risk and raising public awareness.

This article outlines key points for nurses in delivering optimal osteoporosis care. It describes the epidemiology of the condition, risk factors, risk assessment, screening and treatment. It also discusses the importance of raising awareness and future developments in treating this increasingly common condition.

Development of the specialist menopause pharmacist (SMP) role within a research framework.

Objective: To determine the potential contribution of a new healthcare practice model, the specialist menopause pharmacist (SMP) role.

Method: Post pilot, the SMP's remit was proposed as combining clinical practice (service delivery) and research studies, with emphasis on strengthening liaison between the secondary and primary care sectors. Action research, a qualitative research technique, was selected to document role development in the first year.

Action research: a valuable research technique for service delivery development.

The evaluation of healthcare practice and service delivery is fraught with difficulties. Service development and/or delivery occurs within socially dynamic settings which are in a continual state of change. Service development also often involves large elements of improvisation.

Health and the Internet--changing boundaries in primary care.

Background: Little is known about the frequency with which information from the Internet is presented by patients within primary care consultations or the subsequent impact that it may have on those consultations.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to describe the frequency with which Internet information was presented within primary care consultations in one inner-city health authority and to describe the characteristics of the subsequent consultation from the perspective of the health professionals involved.

Methods: A postal survey was used to estimate the frequency of Internet information presentation and eight in-depth interviews were used to obtain health professionals' perceptions of the consultations that followed.