Table 4.
3 month outcomes | Intervention (n=127) |
Control (n=127) |
p value* |
---|---|---|---|
Assisted feeding interventions | |||
Any modified diet | 94% | 87% | 0.07 |
Specialized dysphagia diet | 89% | 76% | 0.04 |
High calorie supplement | 76% | 75% | 0.87 |
Specialized staff assistance | 20% | 10% | 0.08 |
Specialized utensils | 6% | 10% | 0.24 |
Head / body positioning | 2% | 1% | 0.38 |
9 month outcomes | |||
Number of new feeding tubes | 1 | 3 | 0.34 |
Number of Do not Tube Feed orders | 4 | 2 | 0.41 |
Chart records of discussions | 34 | 32 | 0.97 |
Weight loss | 6% | 16% | 0.01 |
Cumulative mortality rate | 27% | 29% | 0.69 |
Means and percents are estimated from multiple linear regression or logistic regression models, adjusted for baseline chewing/swallowing difficulties
p values adjusted for nursing home intra-class correlation