Eating performance in relation to intake of solid and liquid food in nursing home residents with dementia: A secondary behavioral analysis of mealtime videos.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persons with dementia commonly experience low food intake leading to negative nutritional and functional outcomes. While multilevel personal and environmental factors that influence intake are implicated, evidence is lacking on the role of characteristics of dynamic eating performance cycles. An eating performance cycle is defined as the process of getting food from the plate or container, transporting it into the mouth, and chewing and swallowing it.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the association between intake and characteristics of eating performance cycles among nursing home residents with dementia.

Methods

A secondary analysis of 111 mealtime video clips from a nursing home communication training study was conducted. The 111 videos involved 25 r

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6610782 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature