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Abstract
Objective: To evaluate and compare three powered feeding devices (Beeson, Handy 1, Winsford)
as perceived by disabled individuals who require assistance with eating.
Design: Subjects and assistants were surveyed after using each device and serving their own
controls. The order in which the devices were used was balanced.
Setting: Place of subjects' residence.
Subjects: Twelve subjects, ages 11 to 42 years, and their feeding assistants.
Intervention: Each device trial covered a 4-day period. Day 1 focused on training to use the device,
Days 2 and 3 focused on using the device at home, and on Day 4 subjects returned to
the laboratory for debriefing, completing questionnaires, and videotaping.
Main Outcome Measure: Subjects and assistants answered questionnaires including Likert-like rankings and
yes/no responses regarding functional and esthetic characteristics of each feeding
device.
Results: Significant differences were found among three powered feeding devices regarding
specific design characteristic. Great percentages of both subjects and their feeding
assistants responded that the devices were an improvement over how they were currently
being fed and that they would use such a device on a daily basis.
Conclusion: Individuals dependent on others for feeding may benefit from the use of a powered
feeding device.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
February 18,
1999
Received:
October 21,
1998
Footnotes
☆Supported by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Rehabilitation Robotics and the Nemours Foundation, Wilmington, DE.
☆☆No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.
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