Mealtime nonverbal behaviors in nursing home staff and residents with dementia: Behavioral analyses of videotaped observations.

ABSTRACT: This study characterized mealtime nonverbal behaviors of nursing home staff and residents with dementia and examined the relationships between individual characteristics and nonverbal behaviors. Videotaped observations (N=110) involving 25 residents and 29 staff (42 unique staff-resident dyads) in 9 nursing homes were coded using the refined Cue Utilization and Engagement in Dementia Mealtime Video-Coding Scheme. Wilcoxon rank-sum test or Kruskal-Wallis test were used for continuous characteristics, and Fisher's exact test for categorical characteristics. Residents primarily exhibited challenging behaviors including resistive behaviors (35.7%), chewing/swallowing difficulties (33.5%), and functional impairments (9.9%), followed by positive/neutral behaviors (20.9%). Staff primarily used pe

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8995379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature