Single-case Evaluation of Oral Feeding Intervention and Gastrostomy Tube Fading in Adults with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Single-case Evaluation of Oral Feeding Intervention and Gastrostomy Tube Fading in Adults with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, June, 2023
Lindsay Bly, M.S., CCC-SLP
Maureen Mcbeth, BSN, RN
Ibukun Olagunju, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC
Heather Hirst, PT, DPT
Dani Block MBA, BSN, RN
Frank L. Bird, M.Ed., LABA, BCBA, CDE®
James K. Luiselli, Ed.D., ABPP, BCBA-D
The objectives of gastrostomy tube support are to reduce aspiration risk, minimise lower respiratory tract infection, fortify nutritional intake, and sustain hydration (Clarke et al., 2013; Harvey et al., 2019). Notably, these are critical and beneficial health outcomes that prolong a better quality of life.
