Prevention of dehydration of independently living elderly people at risk by education and technological support
Completed
- Conditions
- Dehydration of elderly people. Insufficient fluid intake. Uitdroging bij ouderen. Onvoldoende vochtinname.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22652
- Lead Sponsor
- The primairy perfomer is Regional Public Health Service West-Brabant. The study is performed in association with Tilburg University and General practice de Keen in Etten-Leur.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of 80 years and older.
Patients of 65 years and older with a heart disease.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are not able to correspond in Dutch.
Patients with cognitive impairments.
Patients with kidney-/bladder diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main parameter on individual and group level is the daily fluid intake (the quantity of daily used cups/glasses). The fluid intake is measured by open-end questions regarding the quantity of intake of different kinds of fluid (water, coffee, tea, milk, soda, excluding alcoholic drinks) the day before completing the questionnaire. The answers on the questionnaire regarding the quantity of different fluids they drink are summed to one overall score of cups/glasses a day and a total quantity of cc a day. <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method