Enteral nutrition therapy in cancer patients under palliative care: a bioethics analysis
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v16i1p47-59Keywords:
Bioethics, Neoplasms, Hospice care, Nutrition therapy.Abstract
Nutritional therapy in patients with very advanced or terminal disease is frequently discussed by health care professionals. Compromised nutritional status is a common complication in cancer patients, whose
weight loss is often the first symptom and is associated with increased morbidity and/or mortality. In palliative care, the primary goal of nutritional therapy is to improve the patient’s quality of life, minimizing nutrition-related symptoms and postponing or avoiding loss of autonomy. Considering that bioethics is a tool for reflection and action, its principles and references must be present in every attitude and decision, which implies deep reflection by the health care team, the patient and his/her family, focusing on the patient’s benefit. The aim of this study was to analyze, from a bioethical point of view, the use of enteral nutritional therapy in oncologic patients receiving palliative care, investigating participation of the patient and his/her family members in decision making regarding enteral nutritional therapy and their views on the use of this therapy.Downloads
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2011-06-07
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Enteral nutrition therapy in cancer patients under palliative care: a bioethics analysis. (2011). Saúde Ética & Justiça , 16(1), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v16i1p47-59