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The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: determining how much help people with dementia need at mealtime
Ruth Stockdell1, Elaine J Amella
1College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
Overview:
The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale is an 11-item instrument developed to assess eating and feeding problems in people with late-stage dementia. By looking for certain behaviors--spilling food while eating or turning the head when prompted to eat, for example--a nurse can identify a patient's needs and build an effective care plan. The scale takes as little as five minutes to complete. Watch an online video of nurses demonstrating the use of the scale: http://links.lww.com/A281.
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