Interventions to address mealtime support needs in dementia: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: The decrease in cognitive and physical ability among people with dementia can significantly affect eating performance, resulting in mealtime support needs that could lead to inadequate oral intake, weight loss, malnutrition, and reduced functionality in activities of daily living. This scoping review aimed to identify and summarize available research literature on mealtime interventions for people with dementia, and their impact on older people with dementia living in a residential care setting, care staff, and care context/environment. A scoping review of available research published in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish, was conducted according to the methodology established by The Joanna Briggs Institute. The search was conducted between November 2022 and February 2023 in the follo

SUBMITTER: Passos L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10962800 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature