A collaborative research conducted by a team led by Prof. Kwok Chi-yui Timothy (right), Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, CUHK and Department of Medicine and Geriatrics at Shatin Hospital found that the use of feeding tubes could raise the risk of chest infection among advanced dementia patients and restrain physical movement, while failing to extend their lifespan. CUHK suggests that the palliative care approach, such as hand-feeding, should be adopted to alleviate the suffering of advanced dementia patients with swallowing problems.

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