Food Preference of Elderly Patients in a Health Care Facility

概要

論文の詳細を見る
To study the food preference of elderly patients in health care facility, we surveyed by weighing the amount of the leftover food from 1, 241 dishes. The subjects were 457 patients who were able to feed themselves.The average food intake rate was 87.3±9.8% in the group aged less than 80, and 81.8±10.8% in the group aged above 80 (p<0.01). The energy intake adequacy was 97.0% in the younger group, and 92.6% in the older group. It was clear that an increase in the intake rate was needed, particularly for the older patients.The intake rate of meat, fish and shellfish, sources of animal protein, was significantly less than that of other animal food, while the intake of vegetables, sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, was significantly less than that of other plant food. It was indicated that increasing the intake rate of these nutritional sources was needed to maintain an enhance the general medical condition of the patients.About food preference of elderly, the different knowledge from preceding information was obtained. It is possible that relieving the patients of the bother of getting food and cooking might have led to this situation, and that their preference may reflect the eating habits of their generation as well as age-related changes.
特定非営利活動法人日本栄養改善学会の論文