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Trajectory of thirst intensity and distress from admission to 4-weeks follow up at home in patients with heart failure [PDF]

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2018
Nana Waldréus,1 Misook L Chung,2 Martje HL van der Wal,3,4 Tiny Jaarsma5,6 1Department of Neurobiology, Division of Nursing, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; 2College of Nursing, University of Kentucky ...
Waldréus N, Chung ML, van der Wal MHL, Jaarsma T   +3 more
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Measuring thirst distress of patients in the intensive care unit

Nursing in Critical Care, 2022
BACKGROUND: Thirst is one of the most intense and distressing symptoms experienced by patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), and no validated measurement tools exist. Validating a thirst measurement tool for the ICU population could be a first step in gaining a better understanding of thirst in ICU patients and aid the development and ...
Marleen Flim, Peter Spronk
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Thirst Distress in Patients with Heart Failure

Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of thirst distress and its predictors in patients with heart failure (HF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted between April 1, 2024, and July 15, 2025, and included 281 patients ...
Gülşah Çamcı, Sıdıka Oğuz
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with heart failure

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2017
Background: Patients with heart failure can experience thirst distress. However, there is no instrument to measure this in patients with heart failure. The aim of the present study was to develop the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure (TDS-HF) and to evaluate psychometric properties of the scale.
Waldreus, Nana, Jaarsma, Tiny, van der Wal, Martje H. L., Kato, Naoko P.   +3 more
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Effectiveness of a Thirst Relief Program in Reducing Thirst Intensity and Distress Among ICU Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

SAGE Open Nursing
Background Thirst is a common and distressing symptom among patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) but is often overlooked because of its subjective nature and patients’ limited ability to communicate discomfort.
Zohre Rajabzadeh Tavil, Kheizaran Miri, Mohammad Namazinia, Fatemeh Hajiabadi, Seyyed Reza Mazloum, Javad Malekzadeh, Arash Peivandi Yazdi, Amirreza Kashef   +7 more
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Thirst in Stable Heart Failure Patients; Time to Reconsider Fluid Restriction and Prescribed Diuretics

ESC Heart Failure, 2022
Aims One of the bothersome symptoms that heart failure (HF) patients can experience is thirst. There are limited data on the association between thirst and fluid intake and clinical variables.
Martje H.L. van derWal, Tiny Jaarsma, Lieset C. Jenneboer, Gerard C.M. Linssen   +3 more
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Effectiveness of thirst intervention package on thirst intensity and thirst distress among patients of heart failure with fluid restriction at a tertiary care center

Heart India
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a global burden since it is a widespread, expensive, and potentially life-threatening illness. Thirst is one of the most common symptoms of HF as well a major concern for patients.
Farah Naaz, Suchana Roy Bhowmik, Akshyaya Pradhan   +2 more
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Thirst level trajectories and influencing factors in critically ill patients based on a group-based trajectory model: A prospective observational study [PDF]

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: Thirst is widely recognized as a prevalent, severe, and often under-managed symptom in critically ill patients. Despite increased recognition of its importance in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) practice, the current management status of thirst has
Xing Shu, Shuang Yang, Aiping Hu, Jiang Yuan, Xin Liu, Zewen Pan, Zhongjun Cao, Mingfang Xiang   +7 more
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Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Thirst Distress Scale for Patients With Heart Failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2020
Background In patients with chronic heart failure, thirst can be perceived as an intensive and burdensome symptom, which may have a negative impact on patients' quality of life. To initiate thirst-relieving interventions, assessment of thirst and its related distress is essential.
Wefer, Franziska, Inkrot, Simone, Waldréus, Nana, Jaarsma, Tiny, Cube, Maja von, Kugler, Christiane   +5 more
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Hierarchical Acoustic Encoding Distress in Pigs: Disentangling Individual, Developmental, and Emotional Effects with Subject-Wise Validation [PDF]

Animals
Automated pig-welfare monitoring needs scalable, non-invasive signals that work across ages and individuals. A key methodological contribution of this study is the use of subject-wise validation, which ensures generalization to unseen animals and ...
Irenilza de Alencar Nääs, Danilo Florentino Pereira, Alexandra Ferreira da Silva Cordeiro, Nilsa Duarte da Silva Lima   +3 more
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