Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst

Introduction: Nurses and other health care professionals meet patients with heart failure (HF) who report they are thirsty. Thirst is described by the patients as a concern, and it is distressing. Currently there are no standardized procedures to identify patients with increased thirst or to help a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waldréus, Nana
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Hälsa, Aktivitet, Vård (HAV) 2016
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-126151
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7685-808-0 (Print)