… about the attitudes of internists regarding their ethical obligation to provide or withhold tube
feeding in … national sample of 1000 internist members of the American College of Physicians. …

… or continue tube feeding in nursing home patients, and surveys are a valuable way to
investigate attitudes, preferences and beliefs.29This survey specifically focused on tube feeding in …

… they actually withdrew tube feeding. Half the respondents perceived tube feeding in such a
… and primary care physicians, "Internist" mailing list comprising approximately 1,000 of the …

… This study focuses on factors that encourage physicians to use PEG tube feeding in this …
Purposive sampling was used to identify internists and surgeons from certain specialties, …

… diets, tube feedings, or diet instructions. More nephrologists than internists thought dietitians
… that dietitians should recommend diet orders and tube feedings to physicians, only a small …

… Oncologists 12 and internists 15 have been found to be more likely … Many physicians (58%)
viewed tube feedings for terminally ill … Physician attitudes to tube feedings were influenced by …

… discrepancy in attitudes and nutritional routines was noted in gastroenterologists and internists.
… The same pattern was noted when estimating experience in tube feeding and parenteral …

… , and attitudes of physicians regarding PEG tube placement in … , PEG tubes in advanced
dementia, and the tube feeding … office based practice, internist or family physician specialty, …

… use of the NG feeding tube. Restraints were used in 53% of the patients to keep the tube in.
… More surgeon-respondents recom¬ mended NG feeding than did internist-respondents (75…

… internists were asked about tube feeding patients, 98% favored the initiation of tube feeding
for … The purpose of this project was to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of employees of a …