Older adults' preferences for and actual situations of artificial hydration and nutrition in end-of-life care: An 11-year follow-up study in a care home.
Taizo WadaYasuko IshimotoKiichi HirayamaEmiko KatoMai TatsunoMichiko FujisawaYumi KimuraYoriko KasaharaEriko FukutomiHissei ImaiMasahiro NakatsukaMitsuhiro NoseMasanori IwasakiSatoko KakutaMayumi HirosakiKiyohito OkumiyaKozo MatsubayashiRyota SakamotoPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2022)
Most participants preferred oral intake only, and their preferences were reflected in decisions about actual situations of AHN in end-of-life care. To prepare for advanced dementia and senility, early advance care planning for AHN should be promoted. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022; 22: 581-587.