Chai Hui Zhong, Krishna Lalit Kumar Radha, Wong Victoria Hwei May
1Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2014 Mar;31(2):166-71. doi: 10.1177/1049909113480883. Epub 2013 Mar 15.
The decision-making process underlying caregivers' choice to continue feeding at the end of life is not well understood.
To provide a better understanding of the complex interplay of factors that influence the decision by caregivers to continue feeding.
Palliative care patients and their main caregiver recruited at National Cancer Centre Singapore between May and July 2011 were included. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire.
One hundred respondents were included. Three major prevailing themes were identified: filial piety, source of hope, and expression of affection. Nonparametric statistical testing showed that patients and caregivers shared similar views about feeding at the end of life.
The major themes identified above undergird the caregiver's decision to continue feeding at the end of life.
护理人员在生命末期选择继续喂食背后的决策过程尚未得到充分理解。
更好地理解影响护理人员决定继续喂食的复杂因素相互作用。
纳入2011年5月至7月在新加坡国立癌症中心招募的姑息治疗患者及其主要护理人员。使用访谈式问卷收集数据。
纳入了100名受访者。确定了三个主要的普遍主题：孝道、希望来源和情感表达。非参数统计测试表明，患者和护理人员对生命末期的喂食持有相似观点。
上述主要主题支撑着护理人员在生命末期决定继续喂食。
