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Hydration Care in Dementia Care Homes
The study aimed to provide evidence of the feasibility of implementing a multi-component intervention for optimising hydration in people with dementia living in care homes. To undertake a multi method feasibility study to investigate the suitability of methods and outcome measures for future research. Objectives: 1. Explore personal barriers experienced by people with dementia regarding drinking in care home contexts 2. Explore professional and organisational perspectives of approaches to optimal hydration of residents with dementia and the barriers in everyday practice 3. Develop a multi-component intervention to enhance hydration for residents in collaboration with care home staff, mental health and geriatric specialists, and residents' family 4. Assess the feasibility of implementing the intervention in care homes, and impact on recommended daily intake of fluids 5. Explore the impact of the intervention on daily fluid intake, and designing suitable secondary outcome measures - admission to hospital due to dehydration, falls, laxative use, urinary tract infection, upper respiratory tract infection and skin breakdown.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Northumbria University |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 87 |
| Start date | Fri Sep 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Sun Mar 31 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Dementia
Interventions
- Think Drink
Countries
United Kingdom