A systematic review of assessment tools for cognitive frailty: Use, psychometric properties, and clinical utility.

Background: The concept of 'cognitive frailty' (CF) was first developed by an international consensus group in 2013 and defined as evidence of both physical frailty and cognitive impairment without a clinical diagnosis of AD or another dementia. CF has been associated with adverse health outcomes and early identification is vital. Difficulty in the assessment of CF however is the lack of a diagnostic gold standard.

A world-first food service satisfaction questionnaire for use with family members of nursing home residents: expanding the toolkit of valid and reliable aged care food service satisfaction questionnaires.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable food service satisfaction questionnaire for use by family members of residents in nursing homes.

Design: Questionnaire development and validation study conducted using COSMIN® benchmarks for excellence.

Setting: Nursing homes.

Measuring Food Service Satisfaction amongst Residents Living in Nursing Homes-A New and Valid Person-Centered Approach.

Resident satisfaction with food services contributes to health and wellbeing. Measuring resident satisfaction is important; however, the small number of existing food service satisfaction questionnaires (FSSQs) are outdated, lack rigorous psychometric testing and do not reflect the shift to person-centered care. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable FSSQ.

Identification and Critical Appraisal of Food Service Satisfaction Questionnaires for Use in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.

Background: Food service provision in nursing homes is a complex, adaptive system through which multiple stakeholders interface. Organizational stakeholders include staff involved in preparing and delivering meals. Consumer stakeholders are the end users including residents and family.

Treats are a tool of the trade: an exploration of food treats among grandparents who provide informal childcare.

Objective: Globally, grandparents are the main informal childcare providers with one-quarter of children aged ≤5 years regularly cared for by grandparents in Australia, the UK and USA. Research is conflicting; many studies claim grandparents provide excessive amounts of discretionary foods (e.g.