Hydration Assessment Among Foreign University Students

Omone, Ogbolu Melvin; Kozlovszky, Miklós; Ferenci, Tamás; Inalegwu, Iklaga Gabriel

doi:10.1109/cinti-macro49179.2019.9105318

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“…Salt and water overload, hypervolemia, and dehydration have all been linked to adverse outcomes of the human body and how it stays healthy [2]. Water balance of the human body is maintained by regulating its intake (by adopting Adequate Water Intake (AWI) [3]) with its loss [4]; thus, an essential component of life [5]. It is a component of all living cells and extracellular fluids [6].…”

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“…Water deprivation occurs when the balance between daily Total Water Intake (TWI) [14,15] and loss is disrupted; thus causes a state of dehydration in the human body [17,18] which may lead to mild/chronic illness [5]. Dehydration can be defined as a decrease in daily Total Water Intake (TWI) content due to fluid loss, reduction in fluid intake, or even both [19].…”

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“…Dehydration could occur if a person loses as little as 3% of their body weight due to water loss. However, water loss of more than 5% of the total body fluid would probably lead to mild dehydration while severe dehydration occurs when there's 9% -10% loss of the total body fluid [5]. The lack of adequate daily Total Water Intake (TWI) has been revealed to contribute to body weight loss, deteriorating memory, and reduced concentration/focus [19].…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

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The quantity, makeup, and distribution of bodily fluids have a significant impact on the cognitive and physiological health of individuals. The knowledge of an individual on the recommended daily Total Water Intake (TWI) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) influences the practice of Adequate Water Intake (AWI). To sufficiently measure the knowledge of hydration, it is expedient to develop and validate a scale to adequately measure knowledge of the recommended daily Total Water Intake (TWI). Hence, this study aims to develop an 11-items scale to measure the Knowledge of hydration (KH-11) and evaluate its psychometric properties among foreign student at Óbuda University, Hungary. The novelty of this study is the development of an 11-item scale to measure the knowledge of hydration among students at Óbuda University, Hungary.

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Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

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Eniade,

Vincze

et al. 2024

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“…Salt and water overload, hypervolemia, and dehydration have all been linked to adverse outcomes for the human body and how it stays healthy [ 2 ]. The water balance of the human body is maintained by regulating its intake (by adopting Adequate Water Intake (AWI) and Total Water Intake (TWI) [ 3 , 4 ]) with water loss; thus, it is an essential component of life [ 3 ]. Water is a component of all living cells and extracellular fluids [ 5 ]; thus, epidemiological studies have since revealed that humans can only survive for a few days without drinking water [ 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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“…Dehydration could occur if a person loses as little as 3% of their body weight due to water loss. However, water loss of more than 5% of the total body water would probably lead to mild dehydration, while severe dehydration occurs when there is a 9–10% loss of the total body water [ 3 ]. The lack of adequate daily TWI has been revealed to contribute to body weight loss, deteriorating memory, and reduced levels of concentration.…”

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Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Foreign Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

Ogbolu,

Eniade,

Vincze

et al. 2024

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It is known that the quantity, makeup, and distribution of bodily fluids have a significant impact on the cognitive health, physiological health, and cell activity of human beings. This narrative could be influenced by the level of knowledge about hydration, dehydration, and the practice of Adequate Water Intake (AWI) of an individual based on the recommended daily Total Water Intake (TWI) by either the World Health Organization (WHO) or the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In this study, we have developed and validated a scale to adequately measure knowledge of the recommended daily Total Water Intake (TWI) practices among foreign students at Óbuda University, Hungary. Hence, we implemented an 11-item scale to measure the Knowledge of Hydration (KH-11) and evaluate its psychometric properties among students. This study is an online cross-sectional study assessing water intake knowledge with the use of the KH-11 tool among 323 students with ages ranging from 18 to 35 years, who have enrolled for at least two semesters at the University. The statistical analysis performed was reliability (using Cronbach alpha ≥ 70%) and factor analysis. Knowledge levels were categorized as poor (<50%), intermediate (50–70%), or adequate (71–100%). The intraclass correlation, chi-square, and rotated component matrix were also estimated and reported. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Cronbach’s alpha analysis revealed that the KH-11 had an overall good reliability with a value of 0.80, where the survey items had an acceptable level of consistency ranging from 0.75 to 0.81 and demonstrated sufficient independence from each other as Pearson’s R within factors was positive and ranged from 0.02 to 0.74. In evaluating the participants’ knowledge of hydration, the total possible score for the scale is 72, while the mean score for the KH-11 was 55.2 ± 11.61 SD, and the factor analysis model yielded an acceptable fit (χ2 = 3259.4, p = 0.000). We recorded a high-level positive concordance of 0.770 with an average intraclass correlation of 0.80 at a 95% CI, where p-value = 0.000. Our findings show that the majority (66.3%) of the students have a good knowledge of hydration. However, the skewed distribution of the knowledge scores suggests that some may have lower levels of knowledge, which may warrant further study to improve knowledge in those students.

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Hydration Assessment Among Foreign University Students

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Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

Psychometric Properties of the Knowledge of Hydration among Foreign Students of Óbuda University, Hungary

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