What do patients value in the hospital meal experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H.J., Shepherd, P.A., Edwards, J.S.A. and Johns, N.

Journal: Appetite

Volume: 96

Pages: 293-298

eISSN: 1095-8304

ISSN: 0195-6663

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.023

Abstract:

A number of previous studies have reported on the aspects of hospital food service that patients value, but usually as a secondary finding, and not generally based upon patient-centred approaches. This study employed a questionnaire produced ab initio from interviews with patients and hospital staff, the data from which were subjected to factor and cluster analysis, in order to identify and prioritise the factors that contribute to the meal experience empirically. The most important factors, food and service were as identified by other authors. In decreasing order of importance were social, personal and situational factors. The results confirm that improving the quality of the food and the efficiency with which it reaches the patients remain the most important objectives of hospital food service.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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What do patients value in the hospital meal experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H.J., Shepherd, P.A., Edwards, J.S.A. and Johns, N.

Journal: Appetite

Volume: 96

Pages: 293-298

eISSN: 1095-8304

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.023

Abstract:

A number of previous studies have reported on the aspects of hospital food service that patients value, but usually as a secondary finding, and not generally based upon patient-centred approaches. This study employed a questionnaire produced ab initio from interviews with patients and hospital staff, the data from which were subjected to factor and cluster analysis, in order to identify and prioritise the factors that contribute to the meal experience empirically. The most important factors, food and service were as identified by other authors. In decreasing order of importance were social, personal and situational factors. The results confirm that improving the quality of the food and the efficiency with which it reaches the patients remain the most important objectives of hospital food service.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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What do patients value in the hospital meal experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H.J., Shepherd, P.A., Edwards, J.S.A. and Johns, N.

Journal: APPETITE

Volume: 96

Pages: 293-298

eISSN: 1095-8304

ISSN: 0195-6663

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.023

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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What Do Patients Value in the Hospital Meal Experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H., Shepherd, P., Edwards, J.S.A. and Johns, N.

Journal: Appetite

Abstract:

A number of previous studies have reported on the aspects of hospital food service that patients value, but usually as a secondary finding, and not generally based upon patient-centred approaches. This study employed a questionnaire produced ab initio from interviews with patients and hospital staff, the data from which were subjected to factor and cluster analysis, in order to identify and prioritise the factors that contribute to the meal experience empirically. The most important factors, food and service were as identified by other authors. In decreasing order of importance were social, personal and situational factors. The results confirm that improving the quality of the food and the efficiency with which it reaches the patients remain the most important objectives of hospital food service.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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What do patients value in the hospital meal experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H.J., Shepherd, P.A., Edwards, J.S.A. and Johns, N.

Journal: Appetite

Volume: 96

Pages: 293-298

eISSN: 1095-8304

ISSN: 0195-6663

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.023

Abstract:

A number of previous studies have reported on the aspects of hospital food service that patients value, but usually as a secondary finding, and not generally based upon patient-centred approaches. This study employed a questionnaire produced ab initio from interviews with patients and hospital staff, the data from which were subjected to factor and cluster analysis, in order to identify and prioritise the factors that contribute to the meal experience empirically. The most important factors, food and service were as identified by other authors. In decreasing order of importance were social, personal and situational factors. The results confirm that improving the quality of the food and the efficiency with which it reaches the patients remain the most important objectives of hospital food service.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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What Do Patients Value in the Hospital Meal Experience?

Authors: Hartwell, H., Shepherd, P.A., Edwards, J. and Johns, N.

Journal: Appetite

Volume: 96

Issue: 1

Pages: 293-298

ISSN: 0195-6663

Abstract:

A number of previous studies have reported on the aspects of hospital food service that patients value, but usually as a secondary finding, and not generally based upon patient-centred approaches. This study employed a questionnaire produced ab initio from interviews with patients and hospital staff, the data from which were subjected to factor and cluster analysis, in order to identify and prioritise the factors that contribute to the meal experience empirically. The most important factors, food and service were as identified by other authors. In decreasing order of importance were social, personal and situational factors. The results confirm that improving the quality of the food and the efficiency with which it reaches the patients remain the most important objectives of hospital food service.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22574/

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