The use of artificial nutrition at the end-of-life: a cross-sectional survey exploring the beliefs and decision-making among physicians and nurses
Whereas decisions on artificial nutrition at the end of life are common they may be mostly guided by physicians and nurses' beliefs, and patients' requests more than by robust evidence. Fostering palliative care education is pivotal. Our results emphasize the need to improve physicians and nurses' awareness of the complex interplay between values and evidence when decisions concerning artificial nutrition are taken.
Authors
- Steffen Eychmüller
- François R. Herrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1312-1517)
- Sophie Pautex (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7248-3513)
- Claudia Gamondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1537-9055)
- Christophe Pala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4324-1319)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09310-2
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université de Genève