The Effects of Four-Week Multivitamin Supplementation on Mood in Healthy Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Scholey, Andrew
Macpherson, Helen
Rowsell, Renee
Cox, Katherine H. M.
Reddan, Jeffery
Meyer, Denny
Pipingas, A.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Nutritional deficiencies have been associated with cognitive decline and mood disturbances.
Vitamin intake can influence mood and randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that multivitamin supplements are capable of reducing mild symptoms of mood dysfunction.
However, few studies have focussed on healthy older women.
Methods.
This study investigated the effects of four weeks’ multivitamin supplementation on mood in 76 healthy women aged 50–75 years.
Mood was assessed before and after intervention in the laboratory using measures of current mood and retrospective experiences of mood over the past week or longer.
Mobile phones were used to assess changes in real-time mood ratings, twice weekly in the home.
Results.
There were no multivitamin-related benefits identified for measures of current mood or reflections of recent mood when measured in the laboratory.
In-home assessments, where mood was rated several hours after dose, revealed multivitamin supplementation improved ratings of stress, with a trend to reduce mental fatigue.
Conclusions.
Over four weeks, subtle changes to stress produced by multivitamin supplementation in healthy older women may not be detected when only pre- and posttreatment mood is captured.
In-home mobile phone-based assessments may be more sensitive to the effects of nutritional interventions compared to traditional in-laboratory assessments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Macpherson, Helen& Rowsell, Renee& Cox, Katherine H. M.& Reddan, Jeffery& Meyer, Denny& Scholey, Andrew…[et al.]. 2016. The Effects of Four-Week Multivitamin Supplementation on Mood in Healthy Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104040
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Macpherson, Helen…[et al.]. The Effects of Four-Week Multivitamin Supplementation on Mood in Healthy Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104040
American Medical Association (AMA)
Macpherson, Helen& Rowsell, Renee& Cox, Katherine H. M.& Reddan, Jeffery& Meyer, Denny& Scholey, Andrew…[et al.]. The Effects of Four-Week Multivitamin Supplementation on Mood in Healthy Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104040