Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Slight Recovery of Oral Intake of Home‐Dwelling Patients Living With a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Group Interviews

Abstract

Slight recovery of patients' oral intake changed the daily lives of emotionally overwhelmed caregivers. The evaluation of swallowing disabilities using video endoscopy for patients with a PEG tube for HEN may reveal recovery of eating function and increase compliance with eating safety.