Dr. Elaine J. Amella

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

SC Nutrition Research Consortium: Spreading the Word: A Train-the-Trainer Model for Mealtimes, $20,000, 2007 to 2008.
BrPH/HRSA: Teaching and Reaching Vulnerable Popultions: An Online PhD Program, $503,000, 2006 to 2009.
NIH/NINR: Meals at home for persons with late-stage dementia, $146,000 (in NCE), 2003 to 2007.
MUSC Research Committee: Video to Improve Meals for Persons with Dementia, $9,956, 2002 to 2003.
John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: Merck Fellowship - Outcomes Related to Tube Feeding vs. Hand-Feeding, $6,000, 2001 to 2001.
Bureau of Health Professions/HRSA: Seniors with Seniors, $25,000, 2001 to 2002.
MUSC University Research Committee: Meals at Home for Persons with Dementia, $12,299, 2000 to 2001.
Lawrence Edmonds Foundation - University of Arizona: Assisting with meals for persons with dementia: Disclosing the context of care, $5,000, 1998 to 1998.
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Long Term Care: Factors influencing the amount of food consumed by nursing home residents with dementia, $78,260, 1995 to 1996.

• Amella, EJ, Stockdell, R (2008) Edinburgh Feeding in Dementia Scale: Developing a plan of care for mealtimes., American Journal of Nursing, 108 (8), 46-54
• Amella, EJ, Grant, AP, Mulloy, C (2008) Eating behavior in persons with moderate to late-stage dementia: Assessment and interventions., Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 13 (6), 360-367
• Amella, EJ (2008) Mealtime difficulties, Evidence Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice, 3rd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing, 337-352 pages (bookchapter)
• Amella, EJ (2008) Eating and feeding behaviors, Encyclopedia of Elder Care, New York City, Springer Publishing, 257 - 259 pages (bookchapter)
• Garrow, D, Pride, P, Moran, W, Zapka, J, Amella, EJ, DeLegge, M (2007) Feeding alternatives in patients with dementia: Examining the evidence., Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5, 1372-1378
• Watson, R, Annells, M, Amella, EJ, Wong, T (2007) What makes a JCN paper international? (editorial), Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16 (1), 1-2
• Zapka, J, Hennessey, W, Carter, R, Amella, E (2006) End of life communication and hospital nurses: An educational pilot, Jo, 21 (3), 223-231
• Amella, EJ (2006) Dysphagia, Geriatric Nursing Research Digest, 2nd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing (bookchapter)
• DiMaria-Ghalili RA, Amella E, Nutrition in Older Adults., The American Journal of Nursing, 105(3), 40-50; quiz 50-1, Mar 2005
• Amella, EJ, Lawrence, JF, Gresle, SO, Tube Feeding: Prolonging Life Or Death in Vulnerable Populations?, Mortality, 10(1), 69-81, Mar 2005
• Amella EJ, Group Work in Long-term Care Facilities, Burnside's Working With Older Adults, 4th ed., Boston, Jones and Bartlett, 331-340, 2005, ISBN=076374770X
• Amella, EJ (2005) Group work in long-term care facilities, Burnside's Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Techniques, 4th ed., Boston, Jones and Bartlett, 331-340 pages (bookchapter)
• Amella, EJ (2005) Dysphagia, Encyclopedia of Nursing Research, New York City, Springer Publishing (bookchapter)
• Amella EJ, Presentation of illness in older adults, The American Journal of Nursing, 104(10), 40-51; quiz 52, Oct 2004
• Amella EJ, Feeding and hydration issues for older adults with dementia, The Nursing Clinics of North America, 39(3), 607-23, Sep 2004
• Amella EJ, Decision making for tube feeding in dementia: when evidence becomes paramount, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(6), 793-5, November 2003
• E. J. Amella, Geriatrics and Palliative Care: Collaboration for Quality of Life until Death, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 5(1), 2003
• Amella, EJ (2003) Decision-making for tube feeding in dementia: When evidence becomes paramount (editorial), Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12, 703-305
• E. J. Amella, Resistance at Mealtimes for Persons with Dementia, Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 6(2), 117 - 121, 2002
• Amella EJ, Resistance at mealtimes for persons with dementia, The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 6(2), 117-22, 2002
• Amella EJ, Brown L, Resnick B, McArthur DB, Partners for NP education: The 1999 AANP preceptor and faculty survey, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 13(11), 517-23, November 2001
• Amella, EJ (2001) Nutrition: Eating/meals for older adults, Incorporating Essential Gerontological Content into Baccalaureate Nursing Education, 3rd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing, 8 - 19 pages (bookchapter)
• Amella, EJ, DiMaria, RA (2001) Feeding behavior, Encyclopedia of Aging, 3rd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing, 389-391 pages (bookchapter)
• Amella, EJ, DiMaria, RA (2001) Nutrition, Encyclopedia of Aging, 3rd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing, 755-758 pages (bookchapter)
• DiMaria, RA, Amella, EJ (2001) Malnutrition in the elderly, Encyclopedia of Aging, 3rd ed., New York City, Springer Publishing, 368-370 pages (bookchapter)
• Amella EJ, Factors influencing the proportion of food consumed by nursing home residents with dementia, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 47(7), 879-85, July 1999
• Amella, EJ (1999) Choking and aspiration, Geriatric Emergencies, New York City, Springer Publishing, 154-170 pages (bookchapter)
• Berg JA, Gagan MJ, Amella E, McArthur DB, Integrative therapies in primary care practice, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 10(12), 541-6, December 1998
• Amella EJ, Assessment and management of eating and feeding difficulties for older people: A NICHE protocol, Geriatric Nursing, 19(5), 269-74, 1998
• Gilbride JA, Amella EJ, Breines EB, Mariano C, Mezey M, Nutrition and health status assessment of community-residing elderly in New York City: A pilot study, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 98(5), 554-8, May 1998
• Ayello EA, Mezey M, Amella EJ, Educational assessment and teaching of older clients with pressure ulcers, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 13(3), 483-96, August 1997
• Amella, EJ (1996) Self-perception/Self-Conflict pattern, Care Planning for the Older Adult: Nursing Diagnosis in Long Term Care, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders, 219-265 pages (bookchapter)
• Dallam L, Smyth C, Jackson BS, Krinsky R, O'Dell C, Rooney J, Badillo C, Amella E, Ferrara L, Freeman K, Pressure ulcer pain: Assessment and quantification, Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, 22(5), 211-5, September 1995
• Mezey M, Amella EJ, Fulmer TT, Gerontological nursing: Successes of the past, visions for the future, Journal of the New York State Nurses Association, 26(1), 25-7, March 1995
• Beaton SR, Amella EJ, Facilitating expert practice in gerontological nursing, Nursingconnections, 3(3), 19-26, 1990
• Amella, EJ (2008) Mealtime Difficulties, AHRQ National Clearinghouse Guidelines, http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=12267&nbr=006351&string=mealtime (bookchapter)