Which Frail Older People Are Dehydrated? The UK DRIE Study

Conclusions:
DRIE found high prevalence of dehydration in older people living in UK long-term care, reinforcing the proposed association between cognitive and renal function and hydration. Dehydration is associated with increased mortality and disability in older people, but trials to assess effects of interventions to support healthy fluid intakes in older people living in residential care are needed to enable us to formally assess causal direction and any health benefits of increasing fluid intakes.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - September 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Hooper, L., Bunn, D. K., Downing, A., Jimoh, F. O., Groves, J., Free, C., Cowap, V., Potter, J. F., Hunter, P. R., Shepstone, L. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research