High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: Findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study

Different predictors have been documented as affecting nursing home (NH) admissions among the elderly and dependence in more than three activities of daily living (ADLs) has been identified as the strongest [1,2]. Specifically, some early- (dressing and personal hygiene) and mid-loss ADLs (toileting, transferring and locomotion [3,4]) have been indicated as the strongest predictors of subsequent NH placement [1]. By contrast, some late-loss ADLs such as eating [5] usually deteriorate in later stages of life, during the in-NH stay.

Source: Health Policy - February 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Alvisa Palese, Luca Grassetti, Davide Bandera, Ranieri Zuttion, Barbara Ferrario, Sandra Ponta, Mark Hayter, Roger Watson Source Type: research