Nana Waldréus

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About me

I am Assistant professor and Head of a unit at the Division of Nursing at NVS. I have a PhD in medicine, with emphasis on nursing science, patients with heart failure and thirst.

Research

My research has a special interest in thirst and patients with heart failure. I have developed a questionnaire, “The Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure (TDS-HF)”, which assesses the degree of thirst distress. In international collaboration between Sweden, the
Netherlands and Japan, the TDS-HF has been validated for patients with heart failure. An intervention will be planned for a future study, with the aim to prevent and relieve thirst in patients with heart failure.

In my current research I study thirst in patients with heart failure in international collaboration. I also work with researchers in Sweden investigating the thirst experience in the context of palliative care and dying patients. I do also work with a project about supporting older, frail persons with heart failure perform self-care.

Teaching

I have worked as course coordinator and examiner in the nursing program's first course on research methodology, the nursing profession and nursing science. I have previously also served as supervisor in degree project in nursing at undergraduate and advanced level. Between 2017 to 2023 I was also the program manager of the Specialist Nursing program in Medical Care

Articles

Article: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN NURSING. 2024;29(8):17449871241292563-636
The assessment of reliability and validity of the Thai Versions of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure and the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire in heart failure patients
Thanapholsart J; Khan E; Janwanishstaporn S; Thongma P; Naowapanich S; Pramyothin P; Chirakarnjanakorn S; Sethalao P; Tankumpuan T; Waldreus N; Lee GA
Article: JOURNAL OF NURSING MEASUREMENT. 2024;:JNM-2024-0068.R1
Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure- cross-cultural adaption and preliminary psychometric assessment in Brazil
Lourenco F; Ferretti-Rebustini R; Goncalves A; Simonetti S; Waldréus N; Santos V; Lopes Takáo C
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2024;23(1):192
Nurses' experiences of ethical challenges concerning thirst in dying patients in specialist palliative care: a qualitative study
Friedrichsen M; Lythell C; Milovanovic M; Waldreus N; Thulesius H; Jaarsma T; Jaarsma P; Hedman C; Schaller AS
Article: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY. 2024;43(22):20111-20120
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the thirst distress scale-heart failure
Yakar HK; Oguz S; Waldreus N
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2023;23(1):818
What frail, older patients talk about when they talk about self-care-a qualitative study in heart failure care
Eckerblad J; Klompstra L; Heinola L; Rojlen S; Waldreus N
Article: HELIYON. 2023;9(12):e22890
Nurses' perceptions of patient involvement in shared decision-making in cardiovascular care
Siouta E; Olsson U; Waldreus N
Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2023;22(1):184
The responsibility to quench thirst by providing drinks when a relative is dying spouses' experience in specialist palliative home care
Friedrichsen M; Waldreus N; Milovanovic M; Schaller AS; Jaarsma P; Jaarsma T
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2023;79(11):4292-4303
Assistant nurses' experiences of thirst and ethical dilemmas in dying patients in specialized palliative care-A qualitative study
Friedrichsen M; Jaarsma T; Thulesius H; Waldreus N; Hedman C; Jaarsma P; Lythell C; Milovanovic M; Karlsson M; Milberg A; Soederlund Schaller A
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY. 2023;27(10):819-827
Thirst intensity survey in ADPKD patients
Bek SGG; Yildiz N; Islam M; Ergul M; Sarioglu I; Taymez DG; Eren N; Uslu H; Tosun M; Dervisoglu E; Kalender B; Balci S; Waldreus N
Article: BMC MEDICAL ETHICS. 2023;24(1):61
Ethical challenges around thirst in end-of-life care -experiences of palliative care physicians
Friedrichsen M; Lythell C; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Angstrom H; Milovanovic M; Karlsson M; Milberg A; Thulesius H; Hedman C; Schaller AS; Jaarsma P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0290075
Thirst or dry mouth in dying patients?-A qualitative study of palliative care physicians' experiences
Friedrichsen M; Lythell C; Jaarsma T; Jaarsma P; Angstrom H; Milovanovic M; Karlsson M; Milberg A; Thulesius H; Hedman C; Waldreus N; Schaller AS
Article: HEART & LUNG. 2022;53:83-88
Thirst and factors associated with thirst in hospitalized patients with heart failure in China
Gong J; Waldreus N; Hu S; Luo Z; Xu M; Zhu L
Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2021;8(4):2492-2501
Thirst distress in outpatients with heart failure in a Mediterranean zone of Spain
Hagelberg Eng S; Waldreus N; Gonzalez B; Ehrlin J; Diaz V; Rivas C; Velayos P; Puertas M; Ros A; Martin P; Lupon J; Bayes-Genis A; Jaarsma T
Article: HEART & LUNG. 2021;50(1):86-91
Thirst and factors associated with frequent thirst in patients with heart failure in Spain
Eng SH; Jaarsma T; Lupon J; Gonzalez B; Ehrlin J; Diaz V; Bayes-Genis A; Waldreus N
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2020;37(4):378-385
Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Thirst Distress Scale for Patients With Heart Failure
Wefer F; Inkrot S; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; von Cube M; Kugler C
Article: BMC GERIATRICS. 2020;20(1):210
Symptom management strategies used by older community-dwelling people with multimorbidity and a high symptom burden-a qualitative study
Eckerblad J; Waldreus N; Stark AJ; Jacobsson LR
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2020;35(1):19-25
Thirst in Patients With Heart Failure in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Japan
van der Wal MHL; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Kato NP
Article: HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION. 2019;28(7):1074-1081
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Patient's Experiences of Health Care in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Outpatient Clinics
Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Ivarsson B; Stromberg A; Arestedt K; Kjellstrom B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2018;17(3):226-234
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with heart failure
Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; van der Wal MHL; Kato NP
Article: PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE. 2018;12:2223-2231
Trajectory of thirst intensity and distress from admission to 4-weeks follow up at home in patients with heart failure
Waldreus N; Chung ML; van der Wal MHL; Jaarsma T
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2016;31(5):E17-E24
Changes in Thirst Intensity During Optimization of Heart Failure Medical Therapy by Nurses at the Outpatient Clinic
Waldreus N; Hahn RG; Lynga P; van der Wal MHL; Hagglund E; Jaarsma T
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2016;15(5):301-304
Fluid restriction in patients with heart failure: how should we think?
Johansson P; van der Wal MHL; Stromberg A; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2016;76(2):112-117
Urine measurement indicates the plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration during optimization of heart failure treatment
Hahn RG; Jaarsma T; Waldreus N; Linssen GCM
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 2015;75(6):444-451
Fluid retention index predicts the 30-day mortality in geriatric care
Johnson P; Waldreus N; Hahn RG; Stenstrom H; Sjostrand F
Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE. 2014;20(9):689-695
Thirst Trajectory and Factors Associated With Persistent Thirst in Patients With Heart Failure
Waldreus N; van der Wal MHL; Hahn RG; van Veldhuisen DJ; Jaarsma T
Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2013;120:34-39
Thirst response to acute hypovolaemia in healthy women and women prone to vasovagal syncope
Waldreus N; Hahn RG; Engvall J; Skoog J; Ewerman L; Lindenberger M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM. 2012
An Aggregate Urine Analysis Tool to Detect Acute Dehydration.
Hahn RG; Waldréus N
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM. 2012;23(4):303-311
An Aggregate Urine Analysis Tool to Detect Acute Dehydration
Hahn RG; Waldreus N
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. 2012;2(1):1-6
Effects of tap water, electrolyte solution, and spontaneous and furosemide-stimulated urinary excretion on thirst.
Li Y-H; Waldréus N; Zdolsek J; Hahn RG
Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2011;53(2):174-178
Thirst in the elderly with and without heart failure
Waldreus N; Sjostrand F; Hahn RG
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All other publications

Review: HEART & LUNG. 2024;67:33-45
Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce thirst in patients with heart failure or hemodialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Wefer F; Krueger L; Waldreus N; Koepke S
Review: JARCP: THE JOURNAL OF AGING RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2024;13:99-107
Nutritional Interventions in Older, Frail Persons with Heart Failure-A Systematic Narrative Review.
Belqaid K; Irving GF; Waldréus N
Corrigendum: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY. 2023;27(10):828
Correction to: Thirst intensity survey in ADPKD patients.
Bek SG; Yıldız N; Islam M; Ergul M; Sarıoglu I; Guven Taymez D; Eren N; Uslu H; Tosun M; Dervisoglu E; Kalender B; Balcı S; Waldreus N
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2023;22:I35
Examining cardiac cachexia in the thai heart failure patients
Thanapholsart J; Khan E; Janwanishstaporn S; Thongma P; Naowapanich S; Pramyothin P; Chirakarnjanakorn S; Sethalao P; Waldreus N; Tankumpuan T; Lee G
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2020;19(1_SUPPL):S37-S38
Thirst in patients with heart failure from an international perspective
Waldreus N; Celutkiene J; Chen H-M; Gonzalez B; Gong J; Ingadottir B; Ketilsdottir A; Lycholip E; Matuliauskas D; Lumbantoruan SM; Oguz S; Uchmanowicz I; Wleklik M; Yakar HK; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2020;22:234
Thirst experience of Icelandic patients with chronic heart failure
Ketilsdottir A; Waldreus NW; Ingadottir BI
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2020;22:48
Correlation between frequency, duration and intensity of thirst and the perceived distress
Eng SH; Gonzalez B; Ehrlin J; Waldreus N; Diaz V; Jaarsma T; Rivas C; Velayos P; Pulido A; Crespo E; Puertas M; Ortiz S; Cachero M; Lupon JJ; Bayes-Genis A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2020;19(1_SUPPL):S26-S27
Women with chronic heart failure report higher level of fatigue than men
Waldreus N; Melander H; Svensson H; Lynga P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2019;21:468-469
Feeling powerless to deal with thirst in heart failure patients: a qualitative study of health care providers
Ehrlin J; Jaarsma T; Eng SH; Diaz V; Gonzalez B; Waldreus N; Rivas C; Velayos P; Martin P; De Antonio M; Domingo M; Moliner P; Santiago-Vacas E; Josep Lupon J; Bayes-Genis A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2019;21:469
Thirst distress in heart failure outpatients in a Spanish cohort
Eng SH; Ehrlin J; Gonzalez B; Diaz V; Jaarsma T; Waldreus N; Rivas C; Velayos P; Puertas M; Cachero M; Morales A; Ros A; Martin P; Josep Lupon J; Bayes-Genis A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2018;17:18
Thirst in German hospitalized patients with heart failure
Wefer F; Inkrot S; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Kugler C
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2017;19:306
Factors associated with the thirst distress in patients with heart failure
Kato NP; Waldreus N; Van der Wal MH; Kinugawa K; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2017;16:S6-S7
Reasons for thirst and interventions to reduce thirst from a heart failure patients perspective in Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands
Van der Wal MHL; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Kato NP
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2017;16:S95-S96
Patient reported experience measurement of health-care for patients with pulmonary hypertension
Waldreus N; Jaarsma T; Ivarsson B; Stromberg A; Kjellstrom B
Book: LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY MEDICAL DISSERTATIONS. 2016
Thirst in Patients with Heart Failure : Description of thirst dimensions and associated factors with thirst
Waldréus N
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2016;18:252
Thirst in patients with heart failure in daily life
Van der Wal MHL; Waldreus N; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2016;15:S66-S67
Fluid restriction predicts thirst distress in patients with heart failure
Waldreus N; Van der Wal MHL; Chung ML; Jaarsma T
Review: COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS. 2015;2015(4):CD009647
Clinical symptoms, signs and tests for identification of impending and current water-loss dehydration in older people
Hooper L; Abdelhamid A; Attreed NJ; Campbell WW; Channell AM; Chassagne P; Culp KR; Fletcher SJ; Fortes MB; Fuller N; Gaspar PM; Gilbert DJ; Heathcote AC; Kafri MW; Kajii F; Lindner G; Mack GW; Mentes JC; Merlani P; Needham RA; Rikkert MGMO; Perren A; Powers J; Ranson SC; Ritz P; Rowat AM; Sjostrand F; Smith AC; Stookey JJD; Stotts NA; Thomas DR; Vivanti A; Wakefield BJ; Waldreus N; Walsh NP; Ward S; Potter JF; Hunter P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2015;14:S71
Evaluation of a nine-item thirst distress scale for patients with heart failure
Waldreus N; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2015;17:381
Thirst in patients with heart failure
Waldreus NN; Hahn RG; Van Der Wal M; Lynga P; Hagglund E; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2014;13:S25
Thirst trajectory and factors associated with persistent thirst in patients with heart failure
Waldreus N; Van der Wal M; Jaarsma T
Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2013;15(2):141-149
Thirst in heart failure: a systematic literature review
Waldreus N; Hahn RG; Jaarsma T
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING. 2012;11:S71
Thirst in heart failure- a systematic review
Waldreus NN; Hahn R; Jaarsma T
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Employments

Assistant Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2027

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PhD, Linköping University, 2016

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