Table 2: Physical health and nutritional assessment for studied patients with PEG.

Items No = 30 %
Present medical diagnosis
  • Neurologic disorder
  • Oncologic disorder
4
26
13.3
86.7
Duration of PEG insertion
  • Month
  • 2 month
  • 3 months
15
13
2
50.0
45.3
6.7
Current taking prescribed treatment for a physical illness?
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Maintain medication
18
2
10
60.0
6.7
33.3
Pre gastrostomy insertion site
  • No-problem
  • Bleeding
  • Redness
  • Increasing pain
19
1
6
4
63.3
3.3
20
13.3
Surgical wound site
  • Clean site
  • Redness
20
10
66.7
33.3
Oral hygiene
  • Perform
  • Not perform
24
6
80
20
Patient underfeeding plan
  • Yes
  • No
17
13
56.7
43.3