Title : The impact emotions and mental health have on enteral or parenteral nutrition: How the bette can help
Abstract:
A small study was performed to assess the satiation and overall wellbeing of participants receiving home parenteral or enteral nutrition (HPN) using the Bette. One hundred twelve participants were measured on a survey response using before and after use of the Bette. 54.95% of the participants were on a NG tube, 37.84% of participants were on a PEG tube, 8.1% obtained their nutrition through a J tube and nearly 4% were receiving their nutrition intravenously. All participants receive their nutrition at home. Results indicated an overwhelming positive outcome of the Bette. 99% of participants felt more satiated with HPN using the Bette compared to nearly 65% of participants who felt not at all satiated prior to using the Bette. 91% of participants felt the Bette most often made them feel better emotionally while eating. Each participant received three samples of the Bette that corresponded to a morning meal, lunch meal, evening meal and/or snack meal. One sample (E) was for adults only. Little research has been conducted on how enteral or parenteral nutrition affects patients’ satiation, dry mouth, emotional and mental wellbeing. Yet, there is research that demonstrates patients who have better emotional and mental health in general, improve more readily when hospitalized or recovering from illness when home. The Bette demonstrated that participants who marry taste and smell while simultaneously receiving their parenteral or enteral nutrition increased their emotional response to eating, feel more satiated and have an overall better experience in their nutritional experience. We hypotheses this may decrease their recovery times in both hospital and at home settings.
