Heart failure. Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The cold water spray program will be implemented 6 times a day every two hours from 9 am to 5 pm for 3 days by the research team. The spray intervention includes di
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1- Diagnosed with heart failure 2- Having limited liquids 3- Age 18 to 65 years 4- At most 24 hours have passed since hospitalization 5- Willingness to participate in the study 6- Not suffering from hearing and speech defects 7- Consciousness 8- Not suffering from psychological diseases 9- Thirst distress scale score above 8
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1- Non-cooperation in the study 2- Failure to fill in the questionnaire 3- Discharge/death of the patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thirst distress. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, before each implementation of the cold water spray intervention, the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Thirst distress scale for heart failure patients, numerical rating scale.;Dry mouth. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, before each implementation of the cold water spray intervention, the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Challacombe scale, numerical rating scale.;Fluid intake. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 24 hours later, 48 hours later, 72 hours later. Method of measurement: Checklist for registration of consumed liquids. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactamir ghasemi
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed