Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst
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................................................................................................................... 1 LIST OF PAPERS .......................................................................................................... 3 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ 5 PREFACE ....................................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 9 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 11 Thirst ...................................................................................................................... 11 Definition and description of thirst .................................................................. 11 Thirst as a symptom ......................................................................................... 11 Sensations related to thirst .............................................................................. 12 Underlying mechanisms of thirst ..................................................................... 12 Heart failure ........................................................................................................... 15 Definition and diagnosis .................................................................................. 15 Epidemiology, aetiology, co-morbidities and prognosis ................................. 16 Symptoms and health-related quality of life .................................................... 17 Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment ................................... 17 Thirst in patients with heart failure ........................................................................ 18 Descriptions of thirst ....................................................................................... 18 Factors related to thirst ................................................................................... 21 Consequences of thirst ..................................................................................... 22 Theoretical framework ........................................................................................... 22 Theory of the Unpleasant Symptoms ............................................................... 22 Rationale ................................................................................................................ 26 AIMS ............................................................................................................................ 29 METHODS ................................................................................................................... 31 Design .................................................................................................................... 31 Setting .................................................................................................................... 31
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