The patient experience of having a feeding tube during treatment for head and neck cancer: A systematic literature review

Hazzard, Emily; Gulliver, Sarah; Walton, Karen; McMahon, Anne; Milosavljevic, Marianna; Tapsell, Linda C.

doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.07.005

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“…The literature on patient and carer experiences of enteral feeding highlight the stress and anxiety experienced in making a decision about tube placement [29]. This includes the role healthcare professionals play in in uencing their decision, with many basing recommendations on personal experiences and perceptions [30,31].…”

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Patient and carer experience of nutrition care throughout and beyond treatment for head and neck cancer: a qualitative longitudinal study

Hiatt

Young

Brown

et al. 2021

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Nutrition care plays a critical role in optimising outcomes for patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), with carers playing an important role in supporting patients to maintain nutrition intake. This study explores patient and carer experience of nutrition care from diagnosis of HNC to oneyear post treatment completion to identify areas for improvement of service delivery. A longitudinal qualitative study design was used with a heterogeneous sample of 20 patients and 15 carers of patients undergoing curative intent treatment for HNC. Interviews conducted at four time points provided a total of 117 interview datasets that were analysed using re exive thematic analysis based on Gadamerian hermeneutic inquiry. Patient and carer experiences were re ected in two primary themes; 1) the battle to maintain control, and 2) navigating the road ahead. This research identi es the need to co-design strategies to improve nutrition care that is inclusive of patients and carers.

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Patient and carer experience of nutrition care throughout and beyond treatment for head and neck cancer: a qualitative longitudinal study

Hiatt

Young

Brown

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Patient and Carer Experience of Nutrition Care Throughout and Beyond Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer: a Qualitative Longitudinal Study

Hiatt

Young

Brown

et al. 2021

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Nutrition care plays a critical role in optimising outcomes for patients receiving treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), with carers playing an important role in supporting patients to maintain nutrition intake. This study explores patient and carer experience of nutrition care from diagnosis of HNC to one-year post treatment completion to identify areas for improvement of service delivery. A longitudinal qualitative study design was used with a heterogeneous sample of 20 patients and 15 carers of patients undergoing curative intent treatment for HNC. Interviews conducted at four time points provided a total of 117 interview datasets that were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis based on Gadamerian hermeneutic inquiry. Patient and carer experiences were reflected in two primary themes; 1) the battle to maintain control, and 2) navigating the road ahead. This research identifies the need to co-design strategies to improve nutrition care that is inclusive of patients and carers.

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“…It is of interest that there is little cost difference per ED attendance and the similarly reporting US study ∼10 years ago, 9 suggesting that this problem is persistent and potentially transcends healthcare systems, and simple solutions are not easily at hand. The European PEG guidelines 12 describe late complications as being potentially avoidable and exclusively dependent on the quality of tube management and aftercare. This is almost certainly too simplistic, and qualitative studies show that patients and families face a range of challenges and emotions adapting to and living with a feeding tube and with the associated condition necessitating its insertion 13–15 …”

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The Hidden Burden of Community Enteral Feeding on the Emergency Department

Barrett

Merrick

et al. 2020

J Parenter Enteral Nutr

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Background: Enteral feeding tubes are associated with their most serious complications in the days and weeks after insertion, but there are limited published data in the literature on late complications and the implications for the healthcare service. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study of attendances to a UK hospital emergency department (ED), with enteral tube complications as the primary reason for attendance. Results: Over 24 months, 139 attendances were recorded. Dislodged tubes and blocked tubes accounted for the majority of complications and subsequent admissions, with a mixture of enteral tube types being associated with both. Thirty-five percent of patients were admitted, and the average healthcare cost per attendance was $1071. Conclusion: Enteral tube complications can place a hidden burden on the patient, the ED, and healthcare costs. More work on education and supporting caregivers to resolve problems themselves could reduce the burden on busy EDs.

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The patient experience of having a feeding tube during treatment for head and neck cancer: A systematic literature review

Cited by 12 publications

References 54 publications

Patient and carer experience of nutrition care throughout and beyond treatment for head and neck cancer: a qualitative longitudinal study

Patient and carer experience of nutrition care throughout and beyond treatment for head and neck cancer: a qualitative longitudinal study

Patient and Carer Experience of Nutrition Care Throughout and Beyond Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer: a Qualitative Longitudinal Study

The Hidden Burden of Community Enteral Feeding on the Emergency Department

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