Open AccessSurvey of psychosocial issues of nasogastric tube feeding in head-and-neck cancer patients
Author(s) -
Ravi Umrania,
Dwija A. Patel,
Bhavna Patel,
Manisha Singh,
Priti Sanghavi,
Himanshu V. Patel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_255_20
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , feeding tube , head and neck cancer , head and neck , likert scale , quality of life (healthcare) , enteral administration , cancer , surgery , nursing , psychiatry , parenteral nutrition , psychology , developmental psychology
Because of some psychosocial reasons and misbelieves regarding nasogastric(NG) tube feeding, many patients refuse for NG tube insertion.