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

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Batchelor-Murphy, M; Kennerly, SM; Horn, SD; Barrett, R; Bergstrom, N; Boss, L; Yap, TL
Published in: Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics
July 2019

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. Residents without dementia requiring meal set-up assistance experienced significantly lower intake for breakfast and dinner, but not lunch. When snacks and supplements were offered between meals, residents with dementia consumed approximately 163 additional calories/day, and residents without dementia consumed approximately 156 additional calories/day. This study adds new evidence that residents at greatest risk for low intake are those who are only provided set-up assistance for meals and/or have cognitive impairment.

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Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics

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EISSN

2155-1200

ISSN

2155-1197

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

38

Issue

3

Start / End Page

262 / 276

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • United States
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Nursing Homes
  • Meals
  • Malnutrition
  • Humans
  • Feeding Methods
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Energy Intake
 

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Batchelor-Murphy, M., Kennerly, S. M., Horn, S. D., Barrett, R., Bergstrom, N., Boss, L., & Yap, T. L. (2019). Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 38(3), 262–276. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2019.1617221
Batchelor-Murphy, Melissa, Susan M. Kennerly, Susan D. Horn, Ryan Barrett, Nancy Bergstrom, Lisa Boss, and Tracey L. Yap. “Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents.Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 38, no. 3 (July 2019): 262–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2019.1617221.
Batchelor-Murphy M, Kennerly SM, Horn SD, Barrett R, Bergstrom N, Boss L, et al. Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics. 2019 Jul;38(3):262–76.
Batchelor-Murphy, Melissa, et al. “Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents.Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 38, no. 3, July 2019, pp. 262–76. Epmc, doi:10.1080/21551197.2019.1617221.
Batchelor-Murphy M, Kennerly SM, Horn SD, Barrett R, Bergstrom N, Boss L, Yap TL. Impact of Cognition and Handfeeding Assistance on Nutritional Intake for Nursing Home Residents. Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics. 2019 Jul;38(3):262–276.

Published In

Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics

DOI

EISSN

2155-1200

ISSN

2155-1197

Publication Date

July 2019

Volume

38

Issue

3

Start / End Page

262 / 276

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • United States
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Nursing Homes
  • Meals
  • Malnutrition
  • Humans
  • Feeding Methods
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Energy Intake