Hydration card about variety
Hydration card about variety Download (PDF, 269KB)
Hydration card about dehydration
Hydration card about dehydration Download (PDF, 293KB)
The effects of hydration status on performance in a simulated driving challenge
The effects of hydration status on performance in a simulated driving challenge The first dossier focuses on the study by Loughborough University into the effects of hydration status on performance in a simulated driving challenge. Download (PDF, 306KB)
Hoop prospective cohor study paper (hydration and outcome in older patients admitted to hospital)
Hoop prospective cohor study paper (hydration and outcome in older patients admitted to hospital) This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hyperosmolar dehydration in hospitalised older adults (aged over 65) admitted as an emergency, and to assess the impact on short-term – as well as long-term – outcomes. [...]
Hydration amongst nurses and doctors on-call (the hands on prospective cohort study)
Hydration amongst nurses and doctors on-call (the hands on prospective cohort study) This dossier summarises the HANDS On Prospective Cohort study, which investigated the prevalence of dehydration and assessed the relationship between dehydration and cognitive function, in healthcare professionals during shifts. The study was conducted on nurses and doctors working [...]
How well do different drinks hydrate?
How well do different drinks hydrate? This study was sponsored by the European Hydration Institute and undertaken by teams at the University of Stirling, Loughborough University and Bangor University. Phase one aimed to investigate the effects of 13 commonly-consumed drinks on urine output, and therefore fluid balance, when ingested in [...]
Air travel and the risk of thromboembolism
As the holiday season approaches, thoughts turn to the joys and challenges of long-haul flights to exotic destinations. More than 300 million people take one or more long-haul flights every year, either for pleasure or for business. For many, the trip is exciting and for most, the journey is tiring. A few travellers, however, will [...]
Oral motor performance in spastic cerebral palsy individuals: Are hydration and nutritional status associated?
When we give advice on assessment and maintenance of hydration, we are usually mindful of the barriers to maintenance of good hydration status. However, it is easy to forget that some individuals face specific challenges. Some individuals with neurological or muscle damage, including those with cerebral palsy (CP), have a range of disorders that are [...]
Water ingestion improves performance compared with mouth rinse in dehydrated subjects
It is well recognised that the ingestion of carbohydrate-electrolyte sports drinks can enhance performance of endurance exercise and can also have some other benefits such as a reduction in core temperature, in heart rate and in the perception of effort in exercise that is not continued to exhaustion. These effects were generally attributed to an [...]
Thirst in the elderly with and without heart failure
It is well known that the sensation of thirst is generally reduced in older adults, with one of the consequences being a tendency for fluid intake to be reduced. This can be problematic, as dehydration may have more serious adverse effects on those whose physical and mental capacities are already impaired than in younger healthy [...]