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Development and evaluation of a nurse-based counselling concept to promote self-care skills concerning thirst in hospitalized patients with advanced chronic heart failure waiting for a heart transplantation - Second and third study phase

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
I50
Heart failure
Registration Number
DRKS00031440
Lead Sponsor
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Before-After-Study:
- advanced chronic heart failure
- screening for transplantation
- hospital stay (expected > 14 days),
- understanding and speaking the German language
- available written consent

Exclusion Criteria

Before-After-Study:
- Disorientation
- Ventilation
- Terminal phase
- (L-)VAD implantation

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Before-after study:<br>Thirst intensity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Before-after study:<br>Thirst distress, thirst frequency, dry mouth, health-related quality of life, depression and anxiety, satisfaction with information sharing, level of informedness, perceived involvement in care, experience with counselling on thirst
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