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<bold>Objective:</bold> To determine the risk factors for dehydration in elderly people in one of Elbehira Governorate’s villages.
<bold>Methods:</bold> A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. The study was conducted at Elnemaria village, Markaz Abo Elmatamir, Elbehira Governorate, Egypt. Data were collected using 3 tools: a structured interviewing questionnaire, a dehydration knowledge questionnaire, and a dehydration risk appraisal checklist.
<bold>Results:</bold> The study found that 29.5% of the participants were aged between 65 and 70. Males constituted 51% of the study participants. The majority of the study participants regularly took anti-acids, anti-inflammatory drugs, and diuretics. Among the elderlies comprising the respondents, 40% had a low level of knowledge regarding dehydration. More than half of the study subjects were at moderate risk for dehydration.
<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The study showed that half of the participants had diabetes and a medium level of information about dehydration. The study also showed in general that the elderly in the village are exposed to a moderate dehydration rate, and there is also a strong relationship between taking different types of medication and the occurrence of dehydration.
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Objective: To determine the risk factors for dehydration in elderly people in one of Elbehira Governorate’s villages.
Methods: A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. The study was conducted at Elnemaria village, Markaz Abo Elmatamir, Elbehira Governorate, Egypt. Data were collected using 3 tools: a structured interviewing questionnaire, a dehydration knowledge questionnaire, and a dehydration risk appraisal checklist.
Results: The study found that 29.5% of the participants were aged between 65 and 70. Males constituted 51% of the study participants. The majority of the study participants regularly took anti-acids, anti-inflammatory drugs, and diuretics. Among the elderlies comprising the respondents, 40% had a low level of knowledge regarding dehydration. More than half of the study subjects were at moderate risk for dehydration.
Conclusions: The study showed that half of the participants had diabetes and a medium level of information about dehydration. The study also showed in general that the elderly in the village are exposed to a moderate dehydration rate, and there is also a strong relationship between taking different types of medication and the occurrence of dehydration.

Dehydration risk factors and outcomes in older people in rural areas

Frontiers of Nursing

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{"article-title":"Dehydration risk factors and outcomes in older people in rural areas"}

Objective: To determine the risk factors for dehydration in elderly people in one of Elbehira Governorate’s villages.
Methods: A descriptive correlational...

Dehydration risk factors and outcomes in older people in rural areas

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 395 - 403

Received: Feb 11, 2022

Accepted: May 17, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0050

Keywords
clinical signs, dehydration, elderly, functional signs, physiological signs

© 2022 Mostafa Shaban et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Dehydration risk factors and outcomes in older people in rural areas

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 395 - 403

Received: Feb 11, 2022

Accepted: May 17, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0050

Keywordsclinical signs, dehydration, elderly, functional signs, physiological signs

© 2022 Mostafa Shaban et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
clinical signs, dehydration, elderly, functional signs, physiological signs