TY - JOUR T1 - Multivitamin and multimineral supplements did not reduce reported infection days or related use of healthcare services in elderly people JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 25 LP - 25 DO - 10.1136/ebn.9.1.25 VL - 9 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2006/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/9/1/25.abstract N2 - Avenell A, Campbell MK, Cook JA, et al. Effect of multivitamin and multimineral supplements on morbidity from infections in older people (MAVIS trial): pragmatic, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. BMJ 2005;331:324–9.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Q Does supplementation with multivitamins and multiminerals reduce days of infection and related use of healthcare services and improve quality of life (QOL) in elderly people living in the community?Design:randomised placebo controlled trial.Allocation:concealed.Blinding:blinded (patients, healthcare providers, data collectors, outcome assessors, and data analysts).Follow up period:1 year.Setting:6 general practices in Grampian, UK.Participants:910 people ⩾65 years of age (53% men), who were registered with one of the general practices. Exclusion criteria were use of vitamin, mineral, or fish oil supplements in the previous 3 months (or previous month for water soluble vitamins); or vitamin B12 injection in the previous 3 months.Intervention:1 daily tablet of a multivitamin and multimineral supplement (n = 456) or matching sorbitol placebo (n = 454) for 1 year. … ER -