The experiences and support needs of people living at home with an enteral tube: a qualitative interview study.
Sue M GreenK TownsendN JarrettM FaderPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)
People with ETs and their carers need considerable support from knowledgeable, responsive healthcare practitioners during the weeks following initial placement of the ET. Twenty-four hour services to support people with ETs should be designed in partnership with the aim of reducing burden, negative experience, waste and hospital admissions. National frameworks for home enteral nutrition could set the standard for support for people with ETs.