Traditional Versus Room Service Menu Styles For Pediatric Patients

Publication: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
12 February 2007

Abstract

Purpose: To compare patient satisfaction with a room service (RS) menu style versus a traditional menu (TM) in a Canadian pediatric hospital.
Methods: A sample of 20 subjects (Group A) was surveyed before implementation of the RS menu and a second sample of 20 subjects (Group B) was surveyed after implementation.
Results: All subjects in Group B rated overall satisfaction with meals as greatly exceeding or exceeding expectations after implementing the new menu style. Also, 65% of Group B subjects rated quality of food as greatly exceeding or exceeding their expectations after the intervention.
Conclusions: To improve meal satisfaction for pediatric oncology and hemodialysis patients, the RS menu style is a worthwhile option.

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Objectif: Comparer la satisfaction des patients envers un service de repas servis aux chambres (RC) et le service traditionnel dans un hôpital pédiatrique canadien.]
Méthodes: Un échantillon de 20 sujets (groupe A) a fait l’objet d’une enquête avant l’implantation du menu RC et un deuxième échantillon de 20 sujets (groupe B) a fait l’objet d’une enquête après l’implantation.
Résultats: Tous les sujets du groupe B ont noté leur satisfaction générale envers les repas en disant qu’ils dépassaient largement ou dépassaient leurs attentes après l’implantation du nouveau style de repas. De plus, 65% des sujets du groupe B ont noté la qualité des aliments comme dépassant largement ou dépassant leurs attentes après l’intervention.
Conclusions: Pour améliorer la satisfaction envers les repas chez les patients pédiatriques en oncologie et hémodialyse, le service RC est une option valable.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research
Volume 67Number 2July 2006
Pages: 92 - 94

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Version of record online: 12 February 2007

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Krista Wadden, RD, HBSc
Food and Nutrition Services, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON
Bernice Wolf, RD, HBSc
Food and Nutrition Services, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON
Alain Mayhew, BSc (PT), MSc
Research Consultant, Nutrition and Food Services, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON

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