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Planning for an uncertain future in progressive neurological disease
Gemma Clarke, Elizabeth Fistein, Anthony Holland, Jake Tobin, Sam Barclay, Stephen Barclay
Nov 05, 2018
care planning Decision-making capacity Dementia Dysphagia Huntington’s disease Mealtimes Motor Neurone disease Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson’s disease progressive supranuclear palsy Adult advance care planning Aged Aged 80 and over Decision Making drinking Eating Family Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nervous System Diseases Patients qualitative research
Should they have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy? the importance of assessing decision-making capacity and the central role of a multidisciplinary team.
Decisions about percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) can be clinically and ethically challenging, particularly when patients lack decision-making capacity. As the age of the UK population rises, with the associated increase...
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Decision-making capacity feeding issues multidisciplinary team Aged Decision Making Decision Support Techniques Female Gastroscopy Gastrostomy Humans Male Middle Aged Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Neoplasms Neurodegenerative Diseases Patient Care Team Retrospective Studies United Kingdom