Background: Although their benefits are controversial, artificial nutrition and hydration are
often administered as a form of basic care to terminally ill patients. An important reason for …

The appropriate use of artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) for patients with advanced
dementia continues to be a subject of debate. We investigated opinions of Dutch and …

Objective: Although nurses have an important role in the care process surrounding artificial
food or fluid administration in patients with dementia or in terminally ill patients, little is …

Whether or not artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) may be forgone in terminally ill patients
has been the subject of medical and ethical discussions. Information about the frequency …

Background: Nutritional problems often manifest during late-stage dementia, and some
families may request to instigate artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) therapies. In the US …

The aim of this paper is to present and discuss some recent publications and consensus
documents about feeding and hydration in terminal stage patients. First part includes a …

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the proportion of physicians and nurses
who agree with the administration of antibiotic therapy (AT), artificial hydration (AH), and …

BACKGROUND: Nurses that care for patients with advanced dementia are increasingly
faced with consequences of disease progression, often requiring them to decide whether to …

Interest in palliative care for people with dementia has been around for over two decades.
There are clinical and ethical challenges and practical problems around the implementation …

Aims To synthesize the qualitative evidence of the views and experiences of people living
with dementia, family carers, and practitioners on practice related to nutrition and hydration …