Context The best evidence suggests that feeding tubes are ineffective in persons with
advanced dementia. Little is known about their health care costs. Objectives To estimate …

Background The use of enteral tube feeding for patients with advanced dementia who have
poor nutritional intake is common. In one US survey 34% of 186,835 nursing home residents …

Objective: To determine choices about enteral tube feeding and factors associated with
deciding to accept or forego this intervention in a group of ambulatory non‐demented older …

Background advanced dementia is an incurable illness, its last stage marked by inability to
eat. Tube feeding was deemed a helpful solution at this stage, but in recent years its …

The terminal phase of dementia is initiated by the inability to swallow. New techniques of
enteral alimentation permit more effective, longer intubation. To assess the application of …

Generally, there are three indications for enteral nutrition. The first is neuromuscular disease
that may impair swallowing or gag reflexes. In one study, such cases represented 19% of the …

• During an 11-month period, 70 tube-fed patients aged 65 to 95 years were studied
prospectively to determine the indications, benefits, and complications of enteral …

Seventy-three institutionalized patients suffering from probable dementia of the Alzheimer
type (DAT) were surveyed for the presence of eating difficulties. Among 71 patients fed by …

The terminal stages of many neurological illnesses occurring in the elderly produce feeding
and swallowing problems. These difficulties lead to ethical, religious, philosophical, and …

from Severely Demented Patients Page 1 Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1987, 9(3),
348-356 Withdrawing Feeding and Withholding Artificial Nutrition from Severely Demented …