Aim: The aim of this study was to summarise the overall picture of thirst-related research in patients with heart failure.
Design: We conducted a scoping review following the Arskey and O'Malley methodological framework along with the PAGER framework.
Methods: PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Jonna Briggs Institute, ProQuest Database, Google Scholar, PsycINFO, PQDT, CNKI, Wan Fang, VIP and CBM.