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 progressive nature of dementia marks this disease as a terminal illness in the advanced
stage, and palliative care rather than curative treatment is indicated. The use of feeding …

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 …

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

Background and aims: In many patients with dementia, the oral intake of fluids and nutrients
becomes insufficient and a decision has to be made whether to start artificial nutrition or …

Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of patients for whom it
is decided to forgo artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) and characteristics of the ANH …

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 …

Background This systematic review aimed to explore the process of decision-making for
nutrition and hydration for people living with dementia from the perspectives and …

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 …

Background. As Alzheimer's disease progresses to its final stages of dementia and
dysphagia, whereby patients can no longer swallow food and fluids, families suffer with …