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- Title
Hydration Status in Older Adults: Current Knowledge and Future Challenges.
- Authors
Li, Shizhen; Xiao, Xun; Zhang, Xiangyu
- Abstract
Adequate hydration is essential for the maintenance of health and physiological functions in humans. However, many older adults do not maintain adequate hydration, which is under-recognized and poorly managed. Older adults are more vulnerable to dehydration, especially those living with multiple chronic diseases. Dehydration is associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults, and acts as an independent factor of the hospital length of stay, readmission, intensive care, in-hospital mortality, and poor prognosis. Dehydration is a prevalent health problem in older adults, accounting for substantial economic and social burden. This review attempts to provide current knowledge of hydration including patterns of body water turnover, the complex mechanisms behind water homeostasis, the effects of dehydration on the health of the body, and practical guidance for low-intake dehydration in older adults.
- Subjects
HYDRATION; WATER in the body; HOMEOSTASIS; EVALUATION; WATER-electrolyte balance (Physiology); NUTRITIONAL requirements; HEALTH status indicators; MEDICAL protocols; DEHYDRATION; REGULATION of body fluids; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 11, p2609
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15112609