Patients' evaluation of hospital foodservice quality in Italy: What do patients really value?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 730-737

  Messina, Gabriele ^a   Fenucci, Roberto ^b   Vencia, Francesco ^a   Niccolini, Fabrizio ^b   Quercioli, Cecilia ^a   Nante, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy and nutritional requirements; Foodservice satisfaction; Quality of hospital food; Staff support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEAL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; MALE; MEALS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84874726545     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012003333     Document Type: Article

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