Volume 11, Issue 5 pp. 415-422

The impact of home enteral tube feeding in everyday life: a qualitative study

Anita J. Liley BSc, MSc,

Anita J. Liley BSc, MSc

Hull and East Riding Community NHS Trust, Beverley, UK and

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Jill Manthorpe MA,

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Jill Manthorpe MA

School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK

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Jill Manthorpe MA Social Care Workforce Research Unit King's College London 150 Stanford Street London SE1 9NN UK E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Anita J. Liley BSc, MSc,

Anita J. Liley BSc, MSc

Hull and East Riding Community NHS Trust, Beverley, UK and

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Jill Manthorpe MA,

Corresponding Author

Jill Manthorpe MA

School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, Hull, UK

Correspondence
Jill Manthorpe MA Social Care Workforce Research Unit King's College London 150 Stanford Street London SE1 9NN UK E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

First published: 13 August 2003

https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00444.x

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Abstract

Advances in clinical and technical areas, combined with developments in community support services, have enabled people to receive enteral tube feeding at home in the UK. Research has focused on clinical and technical aspects, and people's experiences have largely been explored through the audit of after-care services. The research reported in the present paper consisted of a qualitative study in which a small number of people under going enteral tube feeding at home and their carers were interviewed. The study took place in one area of northern England. The interviews explored aspects of daily life, focusing on decision-making and adaptation, and revealed positive feelings about the process of tube feeding, as well as areas of difficulty and concern. Opportunities to improve practice and services are identified from these accounts.

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