Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT: In nursing homes (NHs), residents are at risk for malnutrition and weight loss. The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to examine the impact of resident cognitive status and level of feeding assistance provided by NH staff on resident's daily nutritional intake and body weight. As part of a large, multisite clinical trial (N = 786), residents with and without dementia were examined according to level of feeding assistance required during mealtimes (independent, set-up only, needs help eating) over a 21-day period. Outcomes analyzed were percent of meal intake by meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and overall daily intake (meals + snacks/supplements). Residents with dementia who required meal set-up assistance had significantly lower meal intake for all three meals. Reside

SUBMITTER: Batchelor-Murphy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187960 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature