title: [A case study of shifting a patient with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) to home care].
abstract: We studied the primary factor preventing a patient with PEG from being transferred to home care focusing on the dietetic situation. The study has revealed differences in not the age of the patient, the days of hospitalization or hematological and biochemical test data but in the condition of use of home care services or family makeup. In other words, insufficient use of social resources is considered to prevent shifting to home care or continuation of home care of patients with PEG. It is necessary to understand not only dietetic situation but social backgrounds of patients and supply information.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Dietary Service, Kanagawa Prefecture School of Nursing and Midwivery Hospital.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hakamada
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Risa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomiduka
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total