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    • Physiology
    • Biomedical Engineering

    Background:

    • Dehydration, a decrease in total body water, poses significant health risks, including physical and cognitive impairment, heatstroke, and potentially death.
    • Chronic mild dehydration is linked to conditions like urolithiasis (kidney stones).
    • Athletes, military personnel, manual laborers, and older adults are at higher risk due to activity, environment, and fluid regulation challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review existing and emerging methods for assessing hydration status in adults.
    • To identify the limitations of current hydration assessment techniques.
    • To highlight the need for improved, portable, and rapid hydration monitoring devices.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of clinical indicators (patient-perceived and practitioner-detected).
    • Analysis of routine laboratory tests (blood and urine).
    • Examination of various proposed devices utilizing optical, electromagnetic, chemical, and acoustical properties.

    Main Results:

    • Clinical and laboratory methods for hydration assessment have variable accuracy and practicality, especially outside controlled settings.
    • Numerous devices based on different biophysical properties have been proposed for hydration monitoring.
    • No single method or device has proven universally reliable across diverse populations and environments.

    Conclusions:

    • Current hydration assessment methods are insufficient for widespread, reliable use.
    • There is a critical need for the development of novel, accurate, and user-friendly hydration monitoring technologies.
    • Further research is essential to create effective solutions for diverse hydration assessment needs.