Prevalence and factors associated with food intake difficulties among residents with dementia.

BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the prevalence of food intake difficulties and their associated factors among residents with dementia in long-term care facilities in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to identify the best cutoff point for the Chinese Feeding Difficulty Index (Ch-FDI), which e...

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Main Authors: Chia-Chi Chang, Yu-Fang Lin, Chia-Hui Chiu, Yuan-Mei Liao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Yen-Kuang Lin, Kuei-Ru Chou, Megan F Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321470?pdf=render