Background Tube feeding in children has a severe psychosocial impact on children and
their families. Parents also feel that they have limited communication with healthcare …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to characterise the content of hospital parent guides
related to pediatric tube feeding. Design and Methods A naturalistic search strategy was …

A review of 13 papers investigating parents' experience of long-term tube feeding in
disabled children and young people identified a significant impact on parents and families …

Objectives Previous studies have described the negative impact that tube feeding of children
with complex chronic diseases has on the caregivers' emotions, relationships and daily life …

Background Persistent enteral tube feeding beyond the point of medical and/or physical
necessity provides important nutrition to a child but may have implications for their …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) are frequently used to
provide enteral nutrition for children who have neurologic impairment. Understanding the …

Background & aims Tube feeding ensures growth, but can have negative effects on health
and psychosocial functioning, resulting in health related costs. The aims of this study were to …

The psychosocial support needs of parents considering a gastrostomy feeding tube for their
disabled child are often overlooked, yet there is a growing body of evidence that attests to …

Objectives Parents of children with medical complexity are often expected to implement
complicated plans of care, such as enteral tube feeding, to support the health of their child …

This article presents an agenda to improve the care and wellbeing of children with paediatric
feeding disorder who require tube feeding (PFD‐T). PFD‐T requires urgent attention in …