Hospital food: a survey of patients' perceptions

Stanga, Zeno; Zurflüh, Y; Roselli, Mimmo; Sterchi, AB; Tanner, B.; Knecht, G.

doi:10.1016/s0261-5614(02)00205-4

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“…Also, less than 50% of the patients finish their meals [25]. Length of hospital stay is negatively related to patient satisfaction with hospital meals [26].…”

Section: Hospital Malnutrition: Associated Factorsmentioning

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Hospital Malnutrition in Pediatric Patients: A Review

Mac¹

2017

Ann Nutr Disord Ther

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Malnutrition is common in pediatric inpatients, and nutritional status often deteriorates in the hospital. Although the prevalence of hospital malnutrition is high, this condition is ignored and consequently, not treated. The first step to fight malnutrition knows how to identify patients at greater risk of this condition. One way to identify them is by using risk screening tools, which should be used in all inpatients. Six screening tools have been created for pediatric patients, but none of these tools stood out. Nevertheless, the STRONGKids has been the most studied tool in many countries because of its ease and speed of use. In Brazil only STRONGKids has been translated and adapted, but just one study assessed its accuracy in our population, obtaining modest results. Hence, STRONGKids should be considered a preliminary tool, and its correlation with clinical data requires investigation.

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“…Also, less than 50% of the patients finish their meals [25]. Length of hospital stay is negatively related to patient satisfaction with hospital meals [26].…”

Section: Hospital Malnutrition: Associated Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hospital Malnutrition in Pediatric Patients: A Review

Mac¹

2017

Ann Nutr Disord Ther

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“…Both oral intake and satisfaction with hospital food services have been found to decline with increased LOS. 8 This study' s findings that a large proportion of occupied beds were for admissions over longer time periods than previously recognised should be of concern to health service providers.…”

Section: Implications For Nutrition and Food Servicesmentioning

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Length of stay patterns for patients of an acute care hospital: implications for nutrition and food services

Vivanti

Banks²

2007

Aust. Health Review

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Objective: Shortened hospital average length of stay (ALOS) has been used to justify rationalisation of some services, but, by definition, some patients stay for longer than the average. The objective of this study was to explore lengths of stay and proportions of hospital occupied bed-days (OBDs) of those admitted for longer time periods to inform service planning. Methods:The proportion and ALOS of overnight separations at an Australian tertiary hospital were assessed for admissions of up to 4 days and 4 days or more. This was repeated for 7, 14 and 28 days. The proportion of OBD's for each time period was determined. Results: While the proportion of total hospital patients staying for 4, 7, 14 and 28 days or more is relatively small (21.9%, 13.5%, 6.2%, 2.6%, respectively), they represent a large proportion of OBD's (74.9%, 67.2%, 50.8%, 34.2%) with an ALOS of 14.0, 20.3, 33.7, and 54.4 days, respectively. The majority of long-stay patients were in acute care. Conclusion: Substantial proportions of OBD's are due to patients admitted for time periods far greater than reflected by ALOS. Hospitals need to rethink how to optimally accommodate the nutrition and food requirements of the large patient numbers admitted for longer time periods, many of whom are Shortened lengths of stay have been used as the basis for decision making regarding hospital services such as nutrition and food services. [2][3][4] Menu cycles have been shortened, and consequently the variety and nutritional content of menus influenced, on the basis of the ALOS being less than 1 week. 2,4 The purpose of this study was to explore the lengths of stay at a What is known about the topic? Average length of stay is routinely reported for hospitals, but the skewed nature of length of stay conceals the proportion of beds occupied by those staying for extended periods of time. What does this study add?This study quantifies the substantial proportion of acute care bed-days occupied by those hospitalised for weeks or months. What are the implications for practitioners?The authors suggest the need for inpatient services planning that recognises that half of the hospital beds in the tertiary hospital in this study were occupied by people admitted for 2 weeks or more.

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“…(35), quienes afirman que el 50% de los pacientes analizados reconocían presentar menor apetito en el hospital que en casa. Además, los pacientes que presentan un peor pronóstico clínico son los que habitualmente presentan una disminución del apetito mayor (33,35). Los resultados de Fernández Martínez cols.…”

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“…Por último, citar que se trata de una encuesta no validada que, aunque sea aceptada por la dirección del centro, no contempla factores que se consideran fundamentales a la hora de analizar la satisfacción. La estancia media del paciente es un ítem que se considera primordial ya que puede influir en la satisfacción global con la alimentación, existiendo una correlación positiva entre la duración de la estancia hospitalaria y la insatisfacción alimentaria de los pacientes ingresados (11,35,37). Teniendo en cuenta que una satisfacción alimentaria elevada se traduciría en un mejor estado nutricional de nuestros pacientes, además de que esto generaría a su vez un ahorro de costes económicos atribuibles a la disminución de la estancia media y los reingresos hospitalarios (25,38), nuestro grupo plantea en la tabla II unos criterios mínimos que deberían constar en las encuestas de satisfacción alimentaria a término hospitalario.…”

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Análisis del grado de satisfacción alimentaria percibido por los pacientes en un hospital de tercer nivel

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Análisis del grado de satisfacción alimentaria percibido por los pacientes en un hospital de tercer nivel Assessment of the level of alimentary satisfaction received by patients in a tertiary hospital AbstractIntroduction: Food is a key element of nutritional support of hospitalized patients. To assess the level of food acceptance is essential to fi ght hospitalary malnutrition. Aims: a) To determine the level of satisfaction of patients to our diets; and b) to analyse variables associated with a higher level of satisfaction (appetite and type of diet). Material and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. A survey was used, including socio-demographic data, qualitative data as well as the overall assessment of the patient. The global level of satisfaction was compared depending on the appetite and on the type of diet (therapeutic versus basal; with salt versus unsalted) (non-parametric Krustal-Wallis test and T-students for independent samples, respectively). Results: One thousand four hundred and thirteen patients. Age: 53.9 ± 19 year old; 51.3% women. Therapeutic diet (34.9%). Only 39.4% took a salted diet. The 66.8% confi rmed previous admissions. Food hospital for 43% of patients was "as expected", while for 44.1% "better than it was expected". Meal times were adequate for 89.1% and the time for eating enough in 96.4%. About the food served, the percentage of patients who considered as good or very good: taste (56.3%), smell (65.5%), cooked (69.2%), variety (67.6%), temperature (70.4%). The global assessment of food on scale 1 to 10 was 6.8 ± 2.3. The appetite was associated with a signifi cant increase in global food patient satisfaction (p < 0.01). The type of diet or the presence of salt were not related to a relevant increase of satisfaction with the patient's diet (p = 0.99 y 0.35, respectively). Conclusions: Although the level of satisfaction of our hospital diet is reasonable, we should introduce improvements which enhance its acceptance. Appetite is associated with a signifi cant increase in global food satisfaction. The presence of salt or the type of diet (basal versus therapeutic) is not related to an outstanding improvement of the overall assessment of the diet.

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Hospital food: a survey of patients' perceptions

Cited by 100 publications

References 22 publications

Hospital Malnutrition in Pediatric Patients: A Review

Hospital Malnutrition in Pediatric Patients: A Review

Length of stay patterns for patients of an acute care hospital: implications for nutrition and food services

Análisis del grado de satisfacción alimentaria percibido por los pacientes en un hospital de tercer nivel

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