External Influences of Hydration Behaviors in Active Populations

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Abstract:
The purpose of this course is to pinpoint factors that have been identified in research as influencing hydration behaviors. Athletic trainers need to guide their patients from avoiding both sides of the clinical spectrum; hypohydration and hyperhydration. Yet a knowledge gap on how to influence hydration behaviors beyond typical education sessions may exist. The course will use research as a foundation to distinguish which variables external to the patient can both encourage proper hydration behaviors and discourage improper behaviors.

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to understand and explain the entire clinical spectrum of hydration status., 
  • Participants will be able to choose external factors to improve strategies that encourage proper hydration behaviors relevant to different clinical sites., 
  • Participants will be able to sites integrate external factors into the development of hydration policies for different clinical sites., 
  • Participants will be able to decide which factors may exist that encourage improper hydration behaviors at different clinical sites.

Level:
Essential

Domains:
Domain 1: Risk Reduction Wellness and Health Literacy
Domain 5: Health Care Administration and Professional Responsibility

CEUs:
1.25 Category A

Keywords: hydration, hypohydration, hyperhydration, dehydration, policies, behaviors

On-Demand (Enhanced Access) Course Expiration:
Courses registered for after February 5, 2025, must be completed by December 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST.
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Susan Yeargin, PhD, ATC

Susan Yeargin is an Associate Professor of Athletic Training at the University of South Carolina. She currently serves on the NATA's Research Committee and is Chair of the Pronouncements Committee. She was a task force member and author of the Pre-Season Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics and a co-author of the NATA and ACSM Position Statement updates on Exertional Heat Illnesses. Susan serves on the Korey Stringer Institute's Medical Advisory Board. She has 20 years of experience conducting research, over 60 peer-reviewed publications, on exertional heat illnesses, thermoregulation and hydration behaviors.

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