TY - JOUR T1 - Higher vitamin D intake could improve sleep and cognitive outcomes in older adults with heart failure JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 69 LP - 69 DO - 10.1136/eb-2018-102947 VL - 21 IS - 3 AU - Junxin Li Y1 - 2018/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/21/3/69.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Song EK and Wu JR. Associations of vitamin D intake and sleep quality with cognitive dysfunction in older adults with heart failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2018. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0000000000000469. [Epub ahead of print 29 Mar 2018]Large-scale longitudinal observational and randomised controlled trials are needed to better elucidate the relationship between vitamin D, sleep and cognitive function in older adults.The health benefits of adequate vitamin D intake and recommendations on efficient vitamin D intake from food and supplements need to be incorporated into healthcare provider’s routine health education for older adults/family members.Substantial evidence in recent years has linked both vitamin D deficiency and poor sleep to cognitive dysfunctions in the older adult population.1 A handful of studies have also associated vitamin D deficiency with sleep disturbances in older adults.2 It is likely that sleep plays an important role in the association … ER -