As a masters student from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, I am working on my master thesis. Being an ICU nurse, I encounter such a large proportion of my patients experiencing severe thirst. So when I had the opportunity to work with Tiny Jaarsma on measuring thirst I didn’t think twice ! In my graduation project I am now looking at the reliability and validity of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure (TDS-HF) in a population of ICU patients. In March I have had the opportunity to come to Linköping and Norrköping to meet Tiny and others to work on my project. It has been a great experience to meet with researchers from LIU and Karolinska Institutet and share ideas. I have felt very welcome. Thanks to all of you !

Marleen Flim