Studies have failed to show the benefits of using feeding tubes in patients with dementia, and expert opinions have increasingly been against the practice. Following that trend, a study in JAMA showed ...

For patients with advanced dementia, eating, and in particular swallowing, is difficult. Certain types of doctors are more likely than others to insert gastric feeding tubes into patients with ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study helps to strengthen the evidence for careful hand-feeding, particularly for places where nasogastric ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the fact that up to one third of patients with severe dementia are tube fed, there is no evidence that this practice prolongs survival or improves quality of life, ...

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 ...

Almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore had at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year of life, according to a November article ...

Feeding a loved one with dementia can be a challenging experience for family and caregivers. Dementia is a progressive condition that affects a person's memory, communication, and ability to carry out ...

Having dementia can seem like the end of everything. But in some ways, it’s only the beginning. “The most important thing ...