Caregivers' Perspectives on the Slight Recovery of Oral Intake of Home-Dwelling Patients Living With a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Interviews.

Hiroko MoriMariko NaitoAyako NakaneHaruka Tohara

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2019)

Slight recovery of patients' oral intake changed the daily lives of emotionally overwhelmed caregivers. The evaluation of swallowing disabilities using video endoscopy for patients with a PEG tube for HEN may reveal recovery of eating function and increase compliance with eating safety.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
palliative care
prognostic factors
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
gene expression
body mass index
genome wide
minimally invasive
patient reported