It is widely supposed that there is no benefit, including extended survival and decreased rate of pneumonia, in patients with severe dementia receiving enteral tube feeding (TF).
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Category: Dementia – Nutrition and Hydration
Staff views on how to improve mealtimes for elderly people with dementia living at home (Dementia, 2017, 16(7) p. 835-852)
The aim of this study was to explore and describe staff views on how to improve mealtimes for persons with dementia who are still living at home.
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Hydration practices for high-quality dementia care (Nursing & Residential Care, 2017, 19(11) p. 620-624)
Despite hydration being an important, natural part of daily life, it is often a challenging part of providing optimal care for older people living with dementia. In this article, Lynne Shaw and Glenda Cook give advice on overcoming these challenges in the care home.
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The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: A Longitudinal Study in Nursing Home Residents (Dementia & Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 2017, 44(3/4) p. 196-202)
This article studies the Italian version of the EdFED using Mokken scaling.
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Texture-modified food and fluids in dementia and residential aged care facilities (Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017, Vol. 12, p. 1193-1203)
Dysphagia is common in people living with dementia and associated with increased risk of aspiration pneumonia, dehydration, malnutrition, and death. Treatment options are limited and the use of texture-modified food and fluids (TMF) is a widespread clinical practice.
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Optimizing Eating and Swallowing for People With Dementia…Jeanette Benigas (ASHA Leader, 2017, 22(8), p. 93-95)
The article presents the highlights of an online conference on dysphagia held by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2017. Presented by Jeanette Benigas, the online conference addressed topics such as spaced retrieval, careful hand feeding and restorative dining. Benigas discussed the importance of socialization to persons with dementia and diagnostic codes with electronic medical record (EMR) documentation.
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Staff awareness of food and fluid care needs for older people with dementia in residential care: a qualitative study (Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2017, Sept. Epub)
The aim of this study is to examine awareness of aged care home staff regarding daily food and fluid care needs of older people with dementia.
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Struggling to maintain individuality – Describing the experience of food in nursing homes for people with dementia (Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 2017, Vol. 72 p. 52-58)
The purpose of tyhis study was to describe the food and dining experience of people with cognitive impairment and their family members in nursing homes.
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A comprehensive intervention following the clinical pathway of eating and swallowing disorder in the elderly with dementia: historically controlled study. (BMC Geriatr. 2017, Vol. 17(1))
This study was a single-arm, non-randomized trial looking at whether comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) might potentially clarify the etiology of decreased oral intake in people with dementia; thus improving their clinical outcomes. It concludes that the use of CGA with multidisciplinary interventions could improve the functional status of eating and allow elderly patients with severe eating problems and dementia to survive independently without the need for AHN.
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The association of eating performance and environmental stimulation among older adults with dementia in nursing homes: A secondary analysis. (Int J Nurs Stud. 2017 Jun, Vol.71, p. 70-79)
This study examined the association between environmental stimulation and eating performance among nursing home residents with dementia.
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