Assisted feed , also called hand feeding or bribing the mouth , is the action of the person feeding others who can not feed themselves. The term is used in the context of some medical problems or in response to disability, such as when a person living with dementia is no longer able to manage his own meal.
People who are fed should be able to eat by mouth, but lack the cognitive or physical ability to feed themselves. Individuals born with defects such as cerebral palsy, or arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) may not be able to feed themselves. Also, those who get accidental disabilities or diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may require hand feeding because they may become unable to take and bring food to their own mouths. Guides on safely helping people to eat can be found on the Feeding the Disabled website.
There are also devices available so that many people who can not feed themselves can use them to give them control over their feeding. Please refer to the Wikipedia topic "Tableware Device" for information about this device.
Video Assisted feeding
Helps feed as an alternative to tube feeding
The filler tube is a medical device used to provide nutrients to patients who can not get nutrients by mouth, can not swallow safely, or require nutritional supplementation. Patients who are able to use assisted feeding should have the desire to feed through the tube if possible.
Oral assisted feeding is better than feeding men with advanced dementia.
Maps Assisted feeding
Monetary cost
In the United States, a study reviewed a set of patients and found that the cost of administering feeding for patients was higher than the cost of using a food hose.
Further reading
- Rabin, Roni Caryn (2 August 2010). "Feeding Dementia Patients With Dignity". The New York Times . New York: NYTC. ISSNÃ, 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 22 2014 .
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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