Table 3.
Meals completed by designated handfeeding technique & deviation rates
| Measure | Meals Assigned | Meals Completed (%) |
*Resident able to self-feed part of the meal (%) |
*Deviations from designated technique (%) |
| All Meals | N = 540 | 532 (98.5%) | 95 (17.9%) | 89 (16.7%) |
| Direct Hand (DH) | 180 | 173 (96.1%) | 36 (20.8%) | 5 (2.9%) |
| Over Hand (OH) | 180 | 181* (100.5%) | 29 (16.0%) | 49 (27.1%) |
| Under Hand (UH) | 180 | 178* (99.8%) | 30 (16.8%) | 35 (19.6%) |
| Designated Technique |
Total Deviations | Deviated from Direct Hand to (%) |
Deviated from Over Hand to (%) |
Deviated from Under Hand to (%) |
| Direct Hand (DH) | 5 (2.9%) | - | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) |
| Over Hand (OH) | 49 (27.1%) | 41 (82.0%) | - | 8 (16%) |
| Under Hand (UH) | 35 (19.7%) | 33 (94.3%) | 2 (5.7%) | - |
| Meal Type | Total Deviations | Deviated from Direct Hand to (%) |
Deviated from Over Hand to (%) |
Deviated from Under Hand to (%) |
| Breakfast | 25 (14.0%) | OH 1 (2.5%) UH 0 (0.0%) |
DH 14 (35.0%) UH 1 (2.5%) |
DH 8 (20.0%) OH 1 (2.5%) |
| Lunch | 31 (17.3%) | OH 1 (3.2%) UH 0 (0.0%) |
DH 13 (41.9%) UH 4 (12.9%) |
DH 13 (41.9%) OH 0 (0.0%) |
| Dinner | 33 (18.4%) | OH 0 (0.0%) UH 3 (9.0%) |
DH 14 (42.4%) UH 3 (9.1%) |
DH 12 (36.4%) OH 1 (3.0%) |
Note:
*
Data from Research Assistant Field Notes; Goal N = 180 per handfeeding technique. Some meals may have had more than one deviation in addition to the resident being able to self-feed part of the meal. DH = Direct Hand; OH = Over Hand; UH = Under Hand