Doctors' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Enteral Feeding and Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia

BACKGROUND: The use of feeding tubes (FTs) in patients with advanced dementia does not yield positive health outcomes and can have a negative effect. METHODS: A cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge and attitudes of physicians on the use of FTs for patients with advanced dementia. RESULTS: 20...

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Autores principales: Punchik, Boris, Komissarov, Elena, Zeldez, Vladimir, Freud, Tamar, Samson, Tali, Press, Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2018
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6103352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000489489
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author Punchik, Boris
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Zeldez, Vladimir
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Samson, Tali
Press, Yan
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description BACKGROUND: The use of feeding tubes (FTs) in patients with advanced dementia does not yield positive health outcomes and can have a negative effect. METHODS: A cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge and attitudes of physicians on the use of FTs for patients with advanced dementia. RESULTS: 201 of 240 doctors (83.8%) participated in the study; 61.7% of the doctors claimed that FTs prevent aspiration, 51.7% that they prevent pneumonia, and 38.8% that they prevent weight gain. Almost one-third (32.3%) said that the decision to use FTs could be taken by a hospitalist or a primary physician (28.9%). CONCLUSION: We found large gaps in knowledge among doctors about the use of FTs and consequences in patients with advanced dementia.
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spelling pubmed-61033522018-08-23 Doctors' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Enteral Feeding and Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia Punchik, Boris Komissarov, Elena Zeldez, Vladimir Freud, Tamar Samson, Tali Press, Yan Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra Original Research Article BACKGROUND: The use of feeding tubes (FTs) in patients with advanced dementia does not yield positive health outcomes and can have a negative effect. METHODS: A cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge and attitudes of physicians on the use of FTs for patients with advanced dementia. RESULTS: 201 of 240 doctors (83.8%) participated in the study; 61.7% of the doctors claimed that FTs prevent aspiration, 51.7% that they prevent pneumonia, and 38.8% that they prevent weight gain. Almost one-third (32.3%) said that the decision to use FTs could be taken by a hospitalist or a primary physician (28.9%). CONCLUSION: We found large gaps in knowledge among doctors about the use of FTs and consequences in patients with advanced dementia. S. Karger AG 2018-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6103352/ /pubmed/30140276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000489489 Text en Copyright © 2018 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes as well as any distribution of modified material requires written permission.
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title_full_unstemmed Doctors' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Enteral Feeding and Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia
title_short Doctors' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Enteral Feeding and Eating Problems in Advanced Dementia
title_sort doctors' knowledge and attitudes regarding enteral feeding and eating problems in advanced dementia
topic Original Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6103352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30140276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000489489
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