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Categories: Nutrition | Terminal illness
Patient refusal of nutrition and hydration
People who feel they are near the end of their life often consciously refuse food and/or water. Published studies [1] indicate that "within the context of adequate palliative care, the refusal of food and fluids does not contribute to suffering among the terminally ill", and might actually contribute to a comfortable passage from life: "At least for some persons, starvation does correlate with reported euphoria."
See also
References
- Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration: Walking the Ever-Finer Line American Journal Hospice & Palliative Care, pp. 8-13, March/April 1995
- END-OF-LIFE Nutrition
Categories: Nutrition | Terminal illness
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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