Everyday Meal Preparation for People with Dementia
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Indsæt nyt ikon Bring ideas to life VIA University College hvis Everyday meal preparation for Indsæt hjælpelinjer til people with dementia Højre klik udenfor slidet BENDTSEN Trine Vase, cand scient Human Nutrition IVERSEN Mette K. F., cand scient Human Nutrition NEJSUM Hanne Lindberg, Master in Humanities and Health Skriv titel på præsentation Introduction When people are diagnosed with dementia everyday activities like meal preparation will gradually become more difficult – Meal preparation to maintain identity – Weight loss and malnutrition as central nutritional issues Genoe, R., Dupuis,S. L., Keller, H. H., Martin, L. S., Cassolato, C. and Edward, H. G. (2010) J AgingStud 24: 181-193 Volkert, D., Chourdakis, M., Faxen-Irving, G., Früwald, T., Landi, F., Suominen, M.H…..Schneider, S.M. (2015) Clin Nutr, 34, 1052-1073 Aim of the project To develop a guide to increase the possibility for people with dementia to continue everyday life through participating in meal preparation Method – from Action Research to Design Based Research How can we make sure that the solution will be useful in practice? – Considerations regarding target group – Use of experience and research – Our influence as researchers – Iterations – Both methods are person-centered, application-specific and practicable Co-operation with people with dementia and their caregivers Observations Theory and workshop Development Theory and test of recipes Theory Development and test of product Final product Preliminary Results Personalization of product – Lifestory with meal preparation as center – Use of utensils e.g. scale, oven, hot plate – Activity analysis – Attention regarding nutritional needs Design of recipes Next step – Tests of guide and recipes – Compose the final product – End of project December 2017 Thank you for your attention Funded by: Thanks to collaborators from Favrskov Municipality, Viborg Municipality, Aarhus Municipality and Holstebro Municipality and people with dementia and relatives we visited in their private homes.