A Descriptive Study of enteral tube feeding among adults in an acute care tertiary hospital-patient selection, characteristics and complications.

Background: It is vital to develop a better understanding of the use of different modalities for enteral feeding and its associated complications, given differences in funding support, community resources and infrastructure available to support home enteral feeding in an acute care tertiary hospital.

Aim: To provide a description of the clinical characteristics of patients on long-term enteral feeding and incidence of associated complications.

Methods: A retrospective case records review study design was adopted.

The "pet effect" in cancer patients: Risks and benefits of human-pet interaction.

"Can I keep my dog while receiving chemotherapy?" "Can my cat sleep on my bed while I'm on treatment?" "What precautions should I take with my pets in order to avoid infections?"" I read that my dog could give me breast cancer, is that true?" "Do you have assistance therapy dogs at your chemotherapy day unit?" These are not uncommon questions from cancer patients in oncology/haematology consultation rooms. The answers to these questions however, are widely unknown among physicians. Pet ownership is thought to provide patients with both emotional and physical health benefits.

Patients and home carers' experience and perceptions of different modalities of enteral feeding.

Aims And Objectives: To explore patients and carers' experience and perceptions of different modalities of long-term enteral feeding.

Background: With an ageing population in Singapore, there is a concomitant increase in number of patients with dysphagia and hence increase in prevalence of enteral feeding. It is essential to understand experiences of patients and home carers with long-term home enteral feeding and perceptions of different modalities to better provide support.

Health care professionals' perceptions and experience of initiating different modalities for home enteral feeding.

Background: With an aging population, there is a concomitant increase in number of patients with dysphagia; and hence increase in prevalence of enteral feeding. Health care professionals play a critical role in informing decisions of patients and caregivers on their choice of modality for long-term home enteral feeding.

Aims: To explore the perceptions of health care professionals on different modalities for enteral feeding and their experiences in initiating long-term enteral feeding among adult patients.

Caring for patients on home enteral nutrition: Reported complications by home carers and perspectives of community nurses.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the experiences of community nurses and home carers, in caring for patients on home enteral nutrition.

Background: The number of patients on home enteral nutrition is on the increase due to advancement in technology and shift in focus of providing care from acute to community care settings.

Methods: A mixed-method approach was adopted.

Managing patients' wait time in specialist out-patient clinic using real-time data from existing queue management and ADT systems.

In major cancer centers, heavy patients load and multiple registration stations could cause significant wait time, and can be result in patient complains. Real-time patient journey data and visual display are useful tools in hospital patient queue management. This paper demonstrates how we capture patient queue data without deploying any tracing devices; and how to convert data into useful patient journey information to understand where interventions are likely to be most effective.