Adaptation transculturelle en francais du Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) Scale : un questionnaire pour evaluer les difficultes a s'alimenter de personnes agees presentant des troubles cognitifs en centre d'hebergement

The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) Scale was designed to identify feeding difficulties for people with moderate to severe dementia. Its Canadian-French cross-cultural adaptation was carried out, as part of an experimental study, whose secondary objective was to document its construct validity. A back-translation method was followed. The EdFED-f was used during a meal with 26 elderly residents who had cognitive disorders. There was a significant correlation between EdFED-f scores and energy intakes calculated using a visual estimation of plate wash method (r=-0,50, p=0,009). EdFED-f scores also showed a significant difference according to the percentage of food consumed at meals (p=0,015). These results support the validity of the EdFED-f to assess feeding difficulties among elderly French-speaking Canadians living in residential and long-term care centers. RESUMEL'echelle d'evaluation des difficultes a l'alimentation d'Edimbourg (EdFED) a ete concue pour identifier les difficultes d'alimentation des personnes atteintes de demence moderee a severe. Son adaptation transculturelle franco-canadienne a ete realisee dans le cadre d'une etude experimentale dont l'objectif secondaire etait de documenter sa validite de construit. Une methode de traduction inversee a ete suivie. L'EdFED-f a ete utilise lors d'un repas avec 26 personnes agees ayant des troubles cognitifs. Il y avait une correlation significative entre les scores EdFED-f et les apports energetiques calcules a l'aide d'une methode d'estimation visuelle des restes (r = -0,50, p = 0,009). Les scores EdFED-f ont egalement montre une difference significative selon le pourcentage de nourriture consommee aux repas (p = 0,015). Ces resultats confirment la validite de l'EdFED-f pour evaluer les difficultes d'alimentation chez les Canadiens ages vivant dans des centres d'hebergement et de soins de longue duree.