Background The balance of benefits and harms associated with enteral tube feeding for
people with severe dementia is not clear. An increasing number of guidelines highlight the …

Background. Dementia remains a growing concern for societies globally, particularly as
people now live longer. About 90% of individuals with advanced dementia suffer from eating …

Nutritional management of patients under palliative care can lead to ethical issues,
especially when Enteral Nutrition (EN) is prescribed by nasogastric tube (NGT). The aim of …

Objetivo avaliar a evolução clínica e nutricional de idosos que recebem terapia nutricional
enteral domiciliar. Método estudo observacional do tipo coorte retrospectiva. A coleta de …

Background The long-term outcomes of artificial nutrition in older people with dysphagia
remain uncertain. Enteral nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is one …

Background: The ultimate goal of intestinal failure (IF) management is to maintain optimal
nutritional status, improve the quality of life (QoL), and promote intestinal adaptation. Enteral …

The major ethical dilemma regarding feeding a person at the end of their life in Israel is
related to the medical team's ability to not provide food. In addition to the medical …

Métodos: en este estudio retrospectivo se registraron todos los nuevos casos de NED en
adultos en Curitiba, Brasil, de enero de 2006 a diciembre de 2015. Los datos fueron …

Background: In Israel, caring for people with end-stage dementia confined to home is mainly
done by home care units, and in some cases by home hospice units, an alternative palliative …

Aim In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of health literacy of the patient caregiver
on the care results of palliative care patients. Methods Two hundred and forty‐two patients …