Journal article
Optimizing Eating Performance for Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia: Testing the Impact of Function-Focused Care for Cognitively Impaired
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol.16(12), pp.1062-1068
12/01/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.06.023
PMID: 26255100
Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a well-developed theory-based function-focused care for cognitively impaired (FFC-CI) intervention on eating performance among long-term care (LTC) residents with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment.
A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from 2 cluster-randomized controlled trials that originally tested the impact of FFC-CI on all function and physical activities.
Participants were 199 residents with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment from 4 nursing homes and 4 assisted living facilities.
Data at baseline, and 3 and 6 months were used. Resident outcome data used in this analysis included eating performance conceptualized using the single self-care “feeding” item in the Barthel Index, cognitive function by Mini-Mental State Examination, sitting balance conceptualized using the single “chair sit-sitting balance” item in the Tinetti Gait and Balance scale, physical capability by Physical Capability Scale, depression by Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, and agitation by Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (short form).
At baseline, almost one-third (32.2%) of the 199 residents needed help with eating. There was no significant change with regard to eating performance over time in both groups, and no significant treatment by time difference between groups in eating performance (P = .195).
Current findings support a need to revise the FFC-CI to better address eating performance. Future work may benefit from a stronger focus on eating performance rather than the more commonly addressed functional tasks, such as bathing, dressing, and ambulation. In addition, the inclusion of a more heterogeneous group of LTC residents with regard to eating performance is needed to test the impact of the revised approach on eating performance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Optimizing Eating Performance for Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia: Testing the Impact of Function-Focused Care for Cognitively Impaired
- Creators
- Wen Liu - Department of Organizational System and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MDElizabeth Galik - Department of Organizational System and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MDEun-Shim Nahm - Department of Organizational System and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MDMarie Boltz - Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MABarbara Resnick - Department of Organizational System and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol.16(12), pp.1062-1068
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.06.023
- PMID
- 26255100
- ISSN
- 1525-8610
- eISSN
- 1538-9375
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064137202771
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