'I was always struggling': Caregivers' experiences of transitioning a child from oral to long-term non-oral feeding at an out-patient hospital clinic in South Africa

摘要

Background As the prevalence of paediatric dysphagia increases, the need for long-term non-oral feeding has also increased. Despite these developments, little is known about caregiver experiences of transitioning a child onto long-term non-oral feeds, and the factors which influence the process of decision-making and the provision of consent to do so. This paper aims to explore these factors.