Guiding the hand that feeds. Caring for the demented elderly.
Guiding the hand that feeds. Caring for the demented elderly.
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引导喂食的手。
DOI：
10.1056/nejm198408093110611
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发表时间：
1984
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通讯作者：
L. Dornbrand
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作者：
B. Lo;L. Dornbrand
The phone message from the patient's daughter is ominous. "Mrs. F. has eaten nothing all weekend. What should we do?" A 70-year-old woman with severe dementia, Mrs. F. rarely speaks, is confined to a wheelchair, and requires diapers because of incontinence. She has been kept out of a nursing home by the efforts of a devoted family and daily attendance at a geriatric day-care center. During the past year, her social interactions have decreased, and her food intake has become increasingly erratic. First, she stopped feeding herself; now, even though she is fed by hand, her intake continues to decline. . . .
