General practitioners’ self-reported hydration and patient care practice before and after the training session
| Question | Response options | Pre | Post | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=59 | Per cent | n=54 | Per cent | ||
| Patients who have had a stroke may have an altered sensation of thirst. Do you regularly ask your stroke patients about their hydration? | I never ask | 15 | 25 | 10 | 19 |
| I occasionally ask | 36 | 61 | 36 | 67 | |
| I regularly ask | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |
| I always ask | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Do you encourage your patients to drink water to stay hydrated? | No | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| No, but I tell them to decrease tea and coffee (caffeine intake) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Yes, water only | 13 | 22 | 13 | 24 | |
| Yes, water and other non-caffeinated and within-reason caffeinated beverages | 43 | 73 | 37 | 69 | |
| Urine colour may reflect the patient's current state of hydration. Have you ever asked about the colour of the patient's urine, relevant to hydration status? | I never ask | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| I occasionally ask | 32 | 54 | 31 | 57 | |
| I regularly ask | 20 | 34 | 16 | 30 | |
| I always ask | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Does your main place of work have easily accessible water dispensing facilities? | Yes, and I make use of it | 44 | 75 | 39 | 72 |
| Yes, but I do not use it | 12 | 20 | 12 | 22 | |
| No, and I would use it if available | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| No, but I don't see the need | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Approximately how many minutes on average would you spend in a 4-hour clinical session on giving hydration advice to patients? | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| <10 | 34 | 58 | 24 | 44 | |
| >10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 28 | |
| Difficult to quantify | 11 | 19 | 11 | 20 | |