Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration
Dehydration may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can lead to confusion, falls, acute kidney injury and hospital admission. We aimed to reduce the number of UTIs in care home residents which require admission to hospital. The principal intervention was the introduction of s...
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| description | Dehydration may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can lead to confusion, falls, acute kidney injury and hospital admission. We aimed to reduce the number of UTIs in care home residents which require admission to hospital. The principal intervention was the introduction of seven structured drink rounds every day accompanied by staff training and raising awareness. UTIs requiring antibiotics reduced by 58% and UTIs requiring hospital admissions reduced by 36%, when averaged across the four care homes. Care home residents benefited from greater fluid intake, which in turn may have reduced infection. Structured drink rounds were a low-cost intervention for preventing UTIs and implemented easily by care staff. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4bd6ff7ecce041b0877ac36178172fea2025-08-20T02:11:00ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Quality2399-66412019-08-018310.1136/bmjoq-2018-000563Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydrationCharles Vincent0Katie Lean1Rasanat Fatima Nawaz2Sundus Jawad3Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UKPatient Safety, Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative, Oxford, UKPatient Safety, Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative, Oxford, UKMedicines Optimisation Team, NHS East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Windsor, UKDehydration may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can lead to confusion, falls, acute kidney injury and hospital admission. We aimed to reduce the number of UTIs in care home residents which require admission to hospital. The principal intervention was the introduction of seven structured drink rounds every day accompanied by staff training and raising awareness. UTIs requiring antibiotics reduced by 58% and UTIs requiring hospital admissions reduced by 36%, when averaged across the four care homes. Care home residents benefited from greater fluid intake, which in turn may have reduced infection. Structured drink rounds were a low-cost intervention for preventing UTIs and implemented easily by care staff.https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/8/3/e000563.full |
| spellingShingle | Charles Vincent Katie Lean Rasanat Fatima Nawaz Sundus Jawad Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration BMJ Open Quality |
| title | Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration |
| title_short | Reducing urinary tract infections in care homes by improving hydration |
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