Engaging food service providers to change food service practices in aged care facilities.
Nutr Diet
; 75(4): 381-389, 2018 09.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29971946
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The present study describes the impact of a novel education program for food service staff from Australian aged care facilities (ACF) to facilitate improvements in food service practices. The purpose was to explore; (i) the impact of the intervention (ii) barriers and facilitators of the program from food service providers' perspectives and (iii) make program planning and practice recommendations.METHODS:
Participants completed pre- and post-program questionnaires, attended two focus groups on program process and impact and 4 months later reported through individual interviews on changes they had implemented. Results were triangulated between the questionnaires, focus groups and interviews and impacts and outcomes identified through directed content analysis.RESULTS:
Thirty senior-level chefs and a cook participated from 27 ACF from Victoria, Australia. Participation impacted on the menu, dining experiences and food service practices. All of the participants were enacting changes in their workplace 4 months later as change agents. A focus on skilling the participants as 'change agents', brokering ongoing peer-support and the celebrity and/or expert status of the facilitators were attributed to the success of the intervention.CONCLUSIONS:
This novel intervention empowered Victorian food service providers to make positive changes in ACF. Further research is required to measure if these self-reported changes are sustainable and relevant to other facilities and to establish the effect on food experience, satisfaction and well-being of residents.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Alimentação
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Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos
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Planejamento de Cardápio
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Casas de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutr Diet
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália
País de publicação:
AU
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AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRÁLIA