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Food choice can improve nursing home resident meal service satisfaction and nutritional status.

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of implementing the Eat Right food delivery system and measure its impact on residents' food satisfaction, food intake, and subsequent nutritional status, including serum prealbumin levels and changes in body weight. Two eastern Washington State nursing homes (NHs) were recruited based on a similar case mix, the number of beds, and management's willingness to participate in the study. A total of 61 residents (NH A = 33, NH B = 28) participated. Intervention group residents (NH A) reported significant overall improvement in food service satisfaction and significant improvement in serum prealbumin levels after the intervention (p = 0.001). Changes in intervention group body weight improved after the intervention (p = 0.029). Use of nutritional interventions such as the multidimensional Eat Right system encourages resident decision making and facilitates overall satisfaction with care and improved health.
AuthorsNeva L Crogan, Alice E Dupler, Robert Short, Grace Heaton
JournalJournal of gerontological nursing (J Gerontol Nurs) Vol. 39 Issue 5 Pg. 38-45 (May 2013) ISSN: 0098-9134 [Print] United States
PMID23506124 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright 2013, SLACK Incorporated.
Topics
  • Aged
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Food Preferences
  • Food Services (standards)
  • Humans
  • Inpatients (psychology)
  • Nursing Homes (organization & administration)
  • Nutritional Status
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Washington

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