Dyadic interactions and physical and social environment in dementia mealtime care: a systematic review of instruments.

ABSTRACT: Using valid instruments to measure dyadic interactions and physical and social environment during mealtime care of persons with dementia is critical to evaluate the process, fidelity, and impact of mealtime interventions. However, the characteristics and quality of existing instruments remain unexplored. This systematic review described the characteristics and synthesized the psychometric quality of instruments originally developed or later modified to measure mealtime dyadic interactions and physical and/or social dining environment for people with dementia, on the basis of published reports between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 2020. We identified 26 instruments: 17 assessed dyadic interactions, one assessed physical environment, and eight assessed physical and social environment. All

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688242 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature