Open AccessValidation of the Spanish version of the Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale applied to institutionalized older persons with dementia: a study protocol
Author(s) -
Saucedo Figueredo Maria Carmen,
Morilla Herrera Juan Carlos,
Ramos Gil Roberto,
Arjona Gómez Maria Nieves,
García Dillana Felicisima,
Martínez Blanco Javier,
Morales Asencio Jose Miguel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.48
Subject(s) - dementia , construct validity , gerontology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , malnutrition , medicine , validity , protocol (science) , body mass index , clinical psychology , psychology , physical therapy , psychometrics , disease , pathology , alternative medicine , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Aim The aim of this study was to obtain a Spanish version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale version, to assess its reliability for use by medical staff and caregivers at residential care homes, to evaluate by confirmatory methods its construct validity. A further aim was to determine the criterion validity with respect to biochemical markers of malnutrition such as serum albumin, transferrin, cholesterol and lymphocytes, the body mass index and the mini nutritional assessment. Design Clinimetric cross‐validation study. Methods Institutionalized subjects with dementia will be observed while consuming meals and evaluated with the instrument independently by nurses and caregivers.