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What is Water?

Water is a vital chemical substance to all life on Earth, required by humans at a volume of around 2 litres per day. During illness many factors may lead to dehydration including medications, reduced intake, difficulty swallowing so supplemental intake of water may be an essential intervention.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
General health 52 11
thirst 23 5
Support another treatment 9 0
Other 4 1
Constipation 4 1
Anxiety 3 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 6%
Mild
5 31%
None
10 63%

Most commonly reported side effects

Urinary frequency
6 38%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Water. See all 32 dosages

  10tbs. as needed 1 L all the time (24/7) 30ml as needed 330 mL all the time (24/7) daily 0.5 liter daily 0.75 L daily 1 L daily 1 other daily 1.5 liter daily 1.6 liter daily 2 L daily 2 other daily 2.5 L daily 2.5 liter daily 3 L daily 3 other daily 4 L daily 5 L daily 6 L daily 8 L daily 8 other daily 9 mL daily 10 L daily 10 other daily 16 L daily 24 L daily 64 mL daily 64 other daily 90 other daily 1892 mL daily 5000 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 34 Number of Patients: 34 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Using Water

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
29
11
18

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 38%
Usually
8 50%
Sometimes
2 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
8 50%
Not at all
8 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 13%
< $25
6 38%

Report created on November 21, 2009.