Objective To translate the Eating Behavior Scale (EBS) into Chinese and test its reliability and validity. Methods The Chinese Version of the scale (C-EBS) was developed through translation, back-translation, cross-cultural adaption and pre-test. A convenient sample of 100 old people with dementia was investigated with C-EBS to test its reliability and validity. Results The Cronbach′s α, Guttman Spilt and test-retest reliability of C-EBS were 0.842, 0.865 and 0.840, respectively. The I-CVIand S-CVI of C-EBS were 1.00, and the score of C-EBS was negatively correlated to the total score of The Chinese Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale(C-EdFED) (r = 0.727,P < 0.01). Conclusion The C-EBS is reliable and valid and can be used as a valid tool to measure the eating ability among the old people with dementia in China.

Objective To evaluate the impact of Montessori-based intervention on eating ability of the elderly with dementia.Methods Sixty-four patients with dementia were randomly divided into intervention group(n=32) and control group(n=32).Patients in intervention group were given Montessori-based intervention,and patients in control group received regular care.The effect of Montessori-based intervention on eating ability,eating difficulty and self-eating time were assessed by the simplified Chinese version of EBS (C-EBS),simplified Chinese version of Edinburgh feeding evaluation in dementia scale (C-EdFED) and stopwatch respectively at pre-intervention,post-intervention,1-month and 3-month follow-up.Results Compared with the control group (EBS:(12.42± 3.59);EdFED:(10.48± 3.83);self-eating time:(15.28±6.04) min)),the average scores of EBS(14.31±2.63) increased and the self-eating time ((21.44±7.17)min) increased after 8 weeks intervention in intervention group,while the average scores of EdFED (7.86±4.16) increased.The C-EBS scores and self-eating time in intervention group were significantly higher than that of control group while the C-EdFED scores were lower than that of control at all time points(P＜0.01).The difference in time effect between the two groups was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05)Conclusion The Montessori-based intervention can improve the eating ability of elderly people with dementia,reduce eating difficulty and increase self-eating time.

Objective:To explore the effect of the discharge preparation plan based on community linkage in the out-of-hospital continuous nursing of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods:From March 2019 to March 2020, convenience sampling was used to select 206 COPD patients hospitalized in the Respiratory Department of Henan Provincial People's Hospital. The patients were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, with 103 cases in each group. The control group received routine management of COPD, and the observation group implemented a community-linked discharge preparation plan on the basis of the control group, and carried out a six-month intervention. The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) score, body mass index, degree of airflow obstruction, dyspnea and exercise capacity (BODE) index, and the patient readmission rate during the intervention period were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention.Results:After the intervention, the item scores and total scores of the CAT of the observation group were lower than those of the control group. Except for cough and sputum, the differences in the other items and total scores were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The item scores and total scores of the CAT of the observation group after intervention were lower than those before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The dimension scores and total score of the PACIC of the observation group after the intervention were higher than those before the intervention, and were higher than those of the control group after the intervention, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The BODE index score of the observation group after intervention was lower than that of the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( P<0.05) . The readmission rate in the observation group within six months was 13.59% (14/103) , which was lower than 31.07% (32/103) in the control group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ 2=9.068, P=0.003) . Conclusions:The discharge preparation plan based on community linkage can improve the quality of life and lung function of COPD patients, increase the patient's recognition of chronic disease management, reduce the rate of hospital readmission, and achieve the overall quality improvement in continuous nursing of patients.

Objective To develop the Dementia Caregivers' Nursing Ability Scale and test its reliability and validity. Methods Based on the model of Caregiver Skill Building/Effectiveness, the item pool was formulated through literature review and semi-structured interview, the items were selected by experts consultation and the pilot survey of 30 dementia caregivers. Totally 293 dementia caregivers in the hospital and the elderly homes were selected for investigation to test the reliability and validity. Results The Dementia Caregivers' Nursing Ability Scale consisted 5 subscales and 36 items, the exploratory factor analysis identified five principal factors which explained 79.44% of the total variance. The item content validity index ranged from 0.857 to 1, the scale content validity index was 0.985. The Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.936, the split reliabilit was 0.970, and the test-retest reliability was 0.980. Conclusion Dementia Caregivers' Nursing Ability Scale has good reliability and validity, which can be used as a tool to measure the dementia caregivers' nursing ability.