Malnutrition and dehydration negatively impacts a patient’s psychological well-being.*

Feelings of apathy, depression, fatigue, and loss of morale have been produced as a result of malnutrition and dehydration.*

* Lord, L.M. (2018), Enteral Access Devices: Types, Function, Care, and Challenges. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 33(1): 16-38. doi: 10.1002/ncp.10019