OBJECTIVES: Many factors affect the decision to institute long‐term tube‐feeding in older
persons. The objectives of this cross‐national survey are to examine the tube‐feeding …

BACKGROUND: The decision to start long-term tube-feeding in elderly people is complex.
The process by which such decisions are made is not well understood. The authors …

This article will show that fine-bore nasogastric tube feeding can be facilitated for patients
when long term percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or radiologically inserted …

Background Recent studies indicate inadequate nutritional care practices in healthcare
institutions and identify several barriers to perform individualized nutritional care to older …

Many patients in the advanced phase of dementia have eating and swallowing disorders,
with resulting weight loss and recurrent aspiration. 1 Although feeding tube (FT) use has no …

Abstract Aims and Objectives To examine mealtime and patient factors associated with meal
completion among hospitalised older patients. We also considered contextual factors such …

Aim: Up to 60% of older medical patients are malnourished with further decline during
hospital stay. There is limited evidence for effective nutrition intervention. Staff focus groups …

There is little evidence to support tube feeding in advanced dementia although it is still
frequently used in acute hospital settings. Patients present with complex problems and are …

Objective: Tube feeding is increasingly common, despite evidence for limited medical
benefits. We interviewed treating physicians to describe their expectation of benefit for …

OBJECTIVES: To examine family member's perceptions of decision‐making and outcomes
of feeding tubes. DESIGN: Mortality follow‐back survey. Sample weights were used to …