Experimental Comparison of Efficacy for Three Handfeeding Techniques in Dementia

Nursing home (NH) residents who require assistance during mealtimes are at risk for malnutrition. Supportive handfeeding is recommended, yet there is limited evidence supporting use of a specific handfeeding technique to increase meal intake.

[1]  J. Zapka,et al.  Feasibility of a web-based dementia feeding skills training program for nursing home staff. , 2015, Geriatric nursing.

[2]  J. Zapka,et al.  Research with dementia patients in the nursing home setting: a protocol for informed consent and assent. , 2014, IRB.

[3]  Morwenna Rogers,et al.  Effectiveness of mealtime interventions on behavior symptoms of people with dementia living in care homes: a systematic review. , 2014, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

[4]  S. Thomas,et al.  Interventions on mealtime difficulties in older adults with dementia: a systematic review. , 2014, International journal of nursing studies.

[5]  T. Carey,et al.  Outcomes of Feeding Problems in Advanced Dementia in a Nursing Home Population , 2013, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[6]  O. Ukoumunne,et al.  Effectiveness of mealtime interventions on nutritional outcomes for the elderly living in residential care: A systematic review and meta-analysis , 2013, Ageing Research Reviews.

[7]  R. Watson,et al.  State of the science: alleviating mealtime difficulties in nursing home residents with dementia. , 2011, Nursing outlook.

[8]  T. Carey,et al.  Oral Feeding Options for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review , 2011, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[9]  Donald Hedeker,et al.  Advances in analysis of longitudinal data. , 2010, Annual review of clinical psychology.

[10]  S. Mitchell,et al.  Comfort Feeding Only: A Proposal to Bring Clarity to Decision‐Making Regarding Difficulty with Eating for Persons with Advanced Dementia , 2010, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[11]  Ladislav Volicer,et al.  The clinical course of advanced dementia. , 2009, The New England journal of medicine.

[12]  D. Berlowitz,et al.  Nursing Home Assessment of Cognitive Impairment: Development and Testing of a Brief Instrument of Mental Status , 2008, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[13]  M. Dibartolo.  Careful hand feeding: a reasonable alternative to PEG tube placement in individuals with dementia. , 2006, Journal of gerontological nursing.

[14]  K. Niedert.  Position of the American Dietetic Association: Liberalization of the diet prescription improves quality of life for older adults in long-term care. , 2005, Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

[15]  S. Simmons,et al.  Individualized feeding assistance care for nursing home residents: staffing requirements to implement two interventions. , 2004, The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences.

[16]  B. Sparrow,et al.  Vicarious agency: experiencing control over the movements of others. , 2004, Journal of personality and social psychology.

[17]  M. Ribbe,et al.  Feeding nursing home patients with severe dementia: a qualitative study. , 2003, Journal of advanced nursing.

[18]  R. Watson,et al.  The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale #2 (EdFED #2): inter- and intra-rater reliability , 2001 .

[19]  S. Simmons,et al.  Improving food intake in nursing home residents with feeding assistance: a staffing analysis. , 2001, The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences.

[20]  T. Finucane,et al.  Tube feeding in patients with advanced dementia: a review of the evidence. , 1999, JAMA.

[21]  R. Watson.  Measuring feeding difficulty in patients with dementia: replication and validation of the EdFED Scale #1. , 1994, Journal of advanced nursing.

[22]  R. Watson.  Measuring feeding difficulty in patients with dementia: perspectives and problems. , 1993, Journal of advanced nursing.

[23]  Anthony S. Bryk,et al.  Hierarchical Linear Models: Applications and Data Analysis Methods , 1992 .

[24]  A. Norberg,et al.  Feeding methods for demented patients in end stage of life. , 1987, Geriatric nursing.

[25]  J. Kayser-Jones.  Care of the Institutionalized Aged in Scotland and the United States: A Comparative Study , 1979, Western journal of nursing research.