Does the patient require close supervision while feeding?
Assessing and Documenting Eating Disorders in Older Persons
Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Questionnaire (EdFED-Q)*
Score answers to questions 1-10: never (0), sometimes (1), often (2)
1. Does the patient require close supervision while feeding? _______
2. Does the patient require physical help with feeding? _______
3. Is there spillage while feeding? _______
4. Does the patient tend to leave food on the plate at the end of the meal? _______
5. Does the patient ever refuse to eat? _______
6. Does the patient turn his head away while being fed? _______
7. Does the patient refuse to open his mouth? _______
8. Does the patient spit out his food? _______
9. Does the patient leave his mouth open allowing food to drop out? _______
10. Does the patient refuse to swallow? _______
Total Score = _______
(Total scores range from 0 to 20, with 20 being the most serious. Scores can be used to track change.)
11. Indicate appropriate level of assistance required by patient: supportive-educative; partly compensatory; wholly compensatory
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