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Resident and staff ratings of foodservices in long-term care
— implications for autonomy and quality of life | | Author(s) | Gale E West, Denise Ouellet, Stéphanie Ouellette |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 22, no 1, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp 57-75 |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Meals services ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Care home staff ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Food services contribute to the health status, quality of life and autonomy of long-term care (LTC) residents, yet malnutrition is prevalent. If nutrition is to be improved, LTC facilities should determine which aspects of food services are important to residents and which provide the least satisfaction. Because staff control food services, it is equally important to examine their beliefs. Data were collected from 9 LTC facilities in Quebec. Means and t-tests of differences between residents (n=69) and staff (n=52) mean importance and satisfaction ratings of 29 food service items are presented. Although residents rated food service choice and autonomy items lower in importance, these items were generally less satisfied. Staff consistently over-rated both importance and satisfaction among residents. Recommendations for food service quality improvements are discussed in relation to residents' quality of life, autonomy and emotional status. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030430204 A |
| Classmark | CF: NR: KW: LHB: KX: QRM: 3F: 7S |
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