Patient Mealtime Experience: Capturing Patient Perceptions Using a Novel Patient Mealtime Experience Tool.
Kate FurnessMelina HarrisAnnie-Claude M LassemillanteStephen J KeenanNatasha SmithKatherine J DesnevesSam KingPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
Mealtime experience in the hospital has a significant impact on oral intake and patients' wider perception of hospital services. Questionnaires have been used to capture patient satisfaction with foodservice in the hospital; however, no comprehensive questionnaires including qualitative questions that capture the broader mealtime experience have been validated across different hospital settings. The tool developed through this study can be implemented in any acute and subacute health service to provide feedback and improve the mealtime experience of patients. This has the capacity to improve mealtime intake, mitigate malnutrition, and improve quality of life and patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- case report
- ejection fraction
- patient satisfaction
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- adverse drug
- systematic review
- physical activity
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss
- mechanical ventilation
- health insurance
- drug induced
- hepatitis b virus
- affordable care act