Primary caregivers (PCGs) are closely involved in preparing meals and feeding patients
who are at the end of life, yet their responses to patients' swallowing difficulties have not …

Dysphagia is common in palliative patients and worsens quality of life. Nurses are the main
provider of dysphagia care. An audit showed poor compliance with dysphagia measures …

Swallowing problems are reported to be a common finding in patients who receive palliative
care. In existing literature, the incidence of swallowing problems is mostly described in small …

This article addresses the unique roles of social work and speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) in end-of-life and hospice care settings. The four levels of hospice care are …

Background. Speech therapy is important in palliative care and endof-life care of the
geriatric population. Comfort feeding is an option for such patients, but there is no guideline …

Food refusal poses difficulties for nurses and care staff and can place older patients with
dementia at risk of undernutrition. The dangers of and reasons for food refusal in these …

Introduction: The decision-making process underlying caregivers' choice to continue feeding
at the end of life is not well understood. Objectives: To provide a better understanding of the …

Introduction: We devised a comfort care kit (CCK) consisting of nonoral and nonparenteral
rescue medications for caregivers to use at home for symptom control in imminently dying …

Background Understanding the experience of eating for nursing home residents with
dysphagia is essential for developing effective and holistic compensatory intervention …

Nutrition and hydration are emotive topics in many fields of health care. This can present
particular challenges towards the end of life where reduced hydration and nutritional needs …