title: Self-feeding performance in nursing home residents.
abstract: In a study of cognitively impaired nursing home residents, excess disability was found in the specific mealtime task of drinking liquids and among those eating a puréed diet. Nursing home staff tended to rely on spoonfeeding, a process in which the resident is a passive recipient of care rather than an active participant in it, as an intervention among residents who were partially able to feed themselves. Feeding techniques other than spoonfeeding--including verbal and nonverbal prompts, and physical guiding--can support residents' participation in feeding even when independence is no longer possible.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012648:Self Care