Acute Heart Failure with Thirst Symptom Thirst, Acute Heart Failure, Roselle Ice Cube, Herbal Therapy
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will receive a symptom management program combined with sucking roselle ice cubes. The program includes assessment of thirst intensity, providing information about thirst manage
Experimental Other,No Intervention No treatment
intervention group ,standard of nursing care
Sponsors
Tanchanok Pattoom
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Fluid restriction or nil per os (NPO) 2. Admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) or step-down unit for at least 24 hours 3. Thirst intensity score equal to or greater than 3 4. Able to read, write, and understand Thai language 5. Modified Water Swallowing Test score greater than 3 6. Able to give informed consent independently 7. Able to suck on ice cubes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy to any component of roselle 2. Presence of oral mucosal lesions 3. Receiving treatment with Hydrochlorothiazide due to severe interaction causing increased blood drug levels 4. Presence of delirium 5. Intubated patients 6. Patients with neurological and neuromuscular diseases including stroke with swallowing problems myasthenia gravis and Parkinsons disease 7. Patients with head and neck cancer 8. Patients previously diagnosed with dysphagia 9. Hemodynamically unstable patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thirst intensity 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for a duration of 20 minutes each, over the course of two days. numerical rating scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| no no no | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactTanchanok pattoom
Faculty of Nursing - Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed