Table 1.

Frequency of barriers to meeting fluid intake goals at each occasion.

		Follow-Up		χ2
Barrier	Baseline (B) n (%)	1-Month (1M) n (%)	3-Month (3M) n (%)	B-1M	1M-3M
Lack of thirst	16 (51.6)	6 (23.1)	7 (29.2)	4.86*	0.24
Forgetting to drink	22 (71)	12 (46.2)	12 (50)	3.62	0.07
Carrying water bottle is a hassle	7 (22.6)	7 (26.9)	13 (54.2)	0.14	3.86
Urinating too frequently	11 (35.5)	12 (46.2)	6 (25)	0.67	2.42
Difficult to drink at work	10 (32.3)	6 (23.1)	7 (29.2)	0.59	0.24
Dislike the taste of water	2 (6.5)	0 (0)	2 (8.3)	1.45	0.74
Unaware of the need to increase fluid consumption	7 (22.6)	4 (15.4)	1 (4.2)	0.47	1.75
Feeling bloated	1 (3.2)	0 (0)	1 (4.2)	2.95	1.99
Fluids not easily available at work	2 (6.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.45	0.41

Note. Sample size varied from baseline (n=31) to 1-month (n=26) to 3-months (n=24) due to attrition and some participants opting to skip this questionnaire.

^*p < .05