Abstract
To evaluate the usefulness of an injector designed for semi-solid enteral formula, in comparison with a catheter tip syringe.
The subjects of this study were 20 health elderly adults and 20 medical professionals. The study was made in a crossover design for the time of the whole process for mock administration of semi-solid enteral formula and the associated survey. It contained ten questions about user-friendliness and hygiene afterwards.
The time of the whole process for the injector designed for semi-solid enteral formula is significantly shorter than that of the catheter tip syringe (558.2 ± 54.4 vs 1231.5 ± 149.6 seconds among healthy elderly adults, and 406.6 ± 44.6 vs 854.8 ± 92.1 seconds among medical professionals). In the survey, the medical professionals group evaluated that the injector was better than the catheter tip syringe in response to all questions, except for one question, and the healthy elderly adults evaluated that the injector was better than the normal syringe in response to all questions.
The results of the study show that the injector designed for semi-solid enteral formula is more useful than the catheter tip syringe.
