Increasing fluid intake and reducing dehydration risk in older people living in long-term care: A systematic review

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 101-113

  Bunn, Diane ^a   Jimoh, Florence ^a   Wilsher, Stephanie Howard ^b   Hooper, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Beverages; Dehydration; Drinking; Geriatrics; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING; DRY EYE; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUID INTAKE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REHYDRATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM OSMOLALITY; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE COLOR; AGED; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK REDUCTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84921826843     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.10.016     Document Type: Review

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