To taste or not to taste
Author: Yvonne Macleman
Magazine issue: Summer 05
Page numbers: 20-22
Date: 30 May 2005
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To taste or not to taste? That is the question posed by Yvonne Macleman as she considers the limited and conflicting evidence around the use of oral tasters with adults with learning disabilities who have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy / jejunostomy (PEG / PEJ). Further research is needed, but her interim answer lies in the client being at the centre of the decision-making process about when – rather than if – oral tasters are offered. This article is based on an essay prepared for the Manchester Advanced (Level 3) Dysphagia Course, Adult Learning Disability Module.
