[Switzerland] The use of artificial nutrition at the end-of-life: a cross-sectional survey exploring the beliefs and decision-making among physicians and nurses

[Switzerland] The use of artificial nutrition at the end-of-life: a cross-sectional survey exploring the beliefs and decision-making among physicians and nurses
Support Care Cancer; by Christophe Pala, Claudia Gamond, Steffen Eychmuller, Francois Herrmann, Sophie Pautex; 3/17/25
The use of artificial nutrition in the last month of life raises many concerns for patients, relatives, and healthcare professionals... Whereas decisions on artificial nutrition at the end of life are common they may be mostly guided by physicians and nurses' beliefs, and patients' requests more than by robust evidence. Fostering palliative care education is pivotal. Our results emphasize the need to improve physicians and nurses' awareness of the complex interplay between values and evidence when decisions concerning artificial nutrition are taken.