Development and assessment of a method to estimate meal intake of nursing home residents
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Dietetics and Nutrition
First Advisor's Name
Victoria Casellanos
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Yvonne Parchment
Third Advisor's Name
Nancy Wellman
Date of Defense
7-11-2001
Abstract
The objective was to develop and validate a method for estimating food intake of nursing home residents. The study was conducted with certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at a 180-bed nursing facility. CNAs assisted in the development of the new method by providing feedback on existing estimation methods. Four simulated resident trays were used to estimate both food intake and overall meal intake. Twelve CNAs' intake estimates for 34 simulated food items (n=384 estimates) were compared to weighed values. Eightyfive percent of the 384 intake estimates for the simulated food items were correct; Cohen's kappa was 0.80, p
Identifier
FI14032318
Recommended Citation
Andrews, Yvette Nicola, "Development and assessment of a method to estimate meal intake of nursing home residents" (2001). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1289.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1289
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