The Effects of a Fluid Intake Intervention for Elders in Long-term Care Hospitals
@inproceedings{Kim2012TheEO, title={The Effects of a Fluid Intake Intervention for Elders in Long-term Care Hospitals}, author={S. Kim and M. H. Lee and J. H. Kang and S. H. Jeong}, year={2012} }
Purpose: This study was done to evaluate the effects of a fluid intake intervention on increasing fluid intake and ameliorating dehydration status in elders admitted to long-term care hospitals. Methods: A nonequivalent control group, pretest and posttest design was used. The experimental group of 39 participants received the 4-week intervention while the control group of 38 participants received routine care. Outcome variables were daily fluid intake and physiological indexes such as blood… Expand
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