Prevalence and associated factors of thirst and xerostomia in patients with chronic heart failure in Germany

• Conditions: I50.0; I50.1; I50.9; Congestive heart failure; Left ventricular failure; Heart failure, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00023763
• Lead Sponsor: Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum Pflegedirektion

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-18
• Study Completion: 2023-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 371

Inclusion Criteria

Patient with Heart failure as principal and secondary diagnoses
- Patient with all kind of heart failure (left, right, global, HFrEF, HFpEF)
- Inpatient (within the first 3 days in hospital) or outpatient

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients treated on ICUs
- Disorientation regarding Place or time or person or situation
- Blindness, not able to read questionnaire
- does not understand Geman language
- End-of-life care
- Patient is under legal supervision

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Survey of patient´s thirst and xerostomia using a questionnaire within 3 days after hospital admission or at the day of outpatient clinic visit<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Thirstdistress, Xerostomia, associated factors with thirst and xerostomia