BOSTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) --Feeding tubes are used to prevent starvation of patients who cannot or will not eat food, but research has long questioned the benefits of using them with dementia patients ...

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Fewer U.S. nursing home patients with dementia are getting feeding tubes as mounting evidence suggests it may not help them live longer or make them more comfortable, new research suggests.

Although several guidelines now recommend against the use of feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia, the type of physician attending those patients may determine whether current ...

Surrogates perceived that feeding tubes had greater benefits for patients with dementia than actually exist, results of small prospective survey indicate. “Feeding patients with dementia through ...

One-third of U.S. nursing home patients in the final stages of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia are given feeding tubes, despite evidence that the practice serves no benefit and may even cause ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether or not a person with advanced dementia winds up with a feeding tube inserted down their throat may have more to do with economic concerns than his or her wishes, ...

A collaboration study led by researchers from the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found ...

While a healthy, balanced diet improves quality of life, people suffering from common symptoms of advanced dementia often have a weak swallow or lose the ability to swallow safely, especially toward ...

Universal guidelines and improvements in technology are needed to reduce injuries and deaths from improper placement of nasogastric feeding tubes in pediatric patients, according to a comprehensive ...

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