Hydration: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of UK Dietitians

Table 2

Dietitians’ attitudes towards hydration in patient care ().

Attitude area	Response	Proportion of participants’ responses; (%)
Person responsible for managing hydration intake of patients	Dietitian	0 (0)
	Doctor	0 (0)
	Patient	0 (0)
	All of the above	97 (100)
Risk of excess water consumption on health	No risk	0 (0)
	Minimal risk	25 (26)
	Moderate risk	59 (61)
	Significant risk	13 (13)
Importance of hydration for kidney stones	Very important	65 (67)
	Somewhat Important	24 (25)
	Unimportant	0 (0)
	Very unimportant	8 (8)
Importance of hydration education for dietitians	Very important	61 (63)
	Somewhat Important	32 (33)
	Unimportant	3 (3)
	Very unimportant	1 (1)