The effect of enteral tube feeding on patients' health-related quality of life: a systematic review

O Ojo, E Keaveney, XH Wang, P Feng - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patients with functional gastrointestinal tract who are unable to meet their nutritional
requirements may benefit from the use of enteral nutrition via feeding tubes which could be …

An evaluation of the nutritional value and physical properties of blenderised enteral nutrition formula: a systematic review and meta-analysis

O Ojo, ARA Adegboye, OO Ojo, X Wang, J Brooke - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Although there are merits in using commercial “enteral nutrition formula”(ENF)
compared with blended ENF, there is a growing preference for the use of blended ENF in …

Prevalence and side effects of pediatric home tube feeding

H Krom, SMC van Zundert, MAGM Otten… - Clinical Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced pneumonia risk in advanced dementia patients on careful hand feeding compared with nasogastric tube feeding

JK Yuen, JKH Luk, TC Chan, YF Shea, ST Chu… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare survival and pneumonia risk among hospitalized patients with
advanced dementia on nasogastric tube feeding (NGF) vs careful hand feeding (CHF) and …

Estado nutricional e evolução clínica de idosos em terapia nutricional enteral domiciliar: uma coorte retrospectiva

CS Menezes, RC Fortes - Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

The outcomes of long term home enteral nutrition (HEN) in older patients with severe dementia

P Orlandoni, NJ Peladic, M Di Rosa, C Venturini… - Clinical nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aims European and international guidelines advice against initiating tube-
feeding in patients with severe dementia. These recommendations are based on studies …

Carers' experiences of home enteral feeding: A survey exploring medicines administration challenges and strategies

D Alsaeed, D Furniss, A Blandford… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objectives The use of enteral tube feeding at home is becoming more
widespread, with patients ranging in age and diseases. Dysphagia and swallowing …

Home percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: difficulties and needs of caregivers, qualitative study

RE Sezer, Z Ozdemir Koken… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may cause complications when
adequate and appropriate care is not provided. To avoid these complications, caregivers' …

A meta‐synthesis exploring caregiver experiences of home enteral tube feeding

S Serjeant, B Tighe - Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background It is estimated that 18,232 people received home enteral tube feeding (HETF) in
the UK in 2013 and HETF often requires reliance on a caregiver. Caregivers are an …

A survey of bolus tube feeding prevalence and practice in adult patients requiring home enteral tube feeding

GP Hubbard, S Andrews, S White… - British Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Anecdotal evidence suggests the use of bolus tube feeding is increasing in the long-term
home enteral tube feed (HETF) patients. A cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence …