Beverage Intake and Drinking Patterns-Clues to Support Older People Living in Long-Term Care to Drink Well: DRIE and FISE Studies.

ABSTRACT: Low-intake dehydration, due to insufficient beverage intake, is common in older people and associated with increased mortality and morbidity. We aimed to document the drinking patterns of older adults living in long-term care and compared patterns in those drinking well with those not drinking enough. One-hundred-and-eighty-eight people aged ≥ 65 years living in 56 UK long-term care homes were interviewed and hydration status was assessed in the Dehydration Recognition In our Elders (DRIE) study. In 22 DRIE residents, the Fluid Intake Study in our Elders (FISE) directly observed, weighed and recorded all drinks intake over 24 h. Twenty percent of DRIE participants and 18% of FISE participants had low-intake dehydration (serum osmolality > 300 mOsm/kg). Mean total drinks intake was 1787 mL/

SUBMITTER: Jimoh OF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412353 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature