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Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale

Bagnasco, Annamaria; Watson, Roger; Zanini, Milko; Rosa, Francesca; Rocco, Gennaro; Sasso, Loredana

Authors

Annamaria Bagnasco

Milko Zanini

Francesca Rosa

Gennaro Rocco

Loredana Sasso



Abstract

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Purpose: To study the psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) Scale. Background: The EdFED Scale is the only validated instrument that measures difficulty with feeding in older people with dementia. The original English version of the EdFED had three factors measuring: behavioral aspects of feeding difficulty (obstinacy/passivity); indicators of feeding difficulty; and nursing interventions. Methods: Participants affected by dementia and living in nursing homes (n = 210) were selected. Data collectors were trained to observe the residents' eating problems and their food intake. The data were analyzed using Mokken scaling and Pearson's correlation. Results: The Italian version of the EdFED Scale formed a Mokken scale which correlated in the expected direction with measures of residents' weight, Body Mass Index, time taken to eat, Mini Mental State Examination score and Barthel Index according to the unmet needs model of Cohen-Mansfield. Conclusions: The EdFED-I shows reasonable psychometric properties and can be used for the assessment of feeding difficulty in Italian samples of older people with dementia. However, further work with larger samples is required to test the utility of the whole range of items and the necessity of their inclusion in the EdFED-I.

Citation

Bagnasco, A., Watson, R., Zanini, M., Rosa, F., Rocco, G., & Sasso, L. (2015). Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale. Applied nursing research : ANR, 28(4), 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.02.003

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 13, 2015
Online Publication Date Feb 26, 2015
Publication Date 2015-11
Deposit Date Mar 23, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Applied nursing research
Print ISSN 0897-1897
Electronic ISSN 1532-8201
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 28
Issue 4
Pages 391-396
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.02.003
Keywords Construct validity; Dementia; EdFED Scale; Nutrition; Mokken scaling; Item response theory
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/371898
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0897189715000506
Additional Information NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Applied nursing research. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Applied nursing research (2015) DOI 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.02.003 This is a description of an article which has been published in Applied nursing research, 2015 at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0897189715000506. The article itself will be available in this repository in February 2016.

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