Background Room service is a foodservice model that has been increasingly implemented
across health care facilities in an effort to improve patient satisfaction and reduce food …

Background Room service (RS) is a hospital foodservice model that is traditionally unique to
the private sector. It allows patients to order meals compliant to their nutritional requirements …

Aim Room service is a patient‐focused foodservice model gaining interest in Australian
hospitals following demonstrated patient and organisational benefits. This study aimed to …

Background Malnutrition in hospitals may be combatted by improving the meal service. Aim
To evaluate whether At Your Request®, a meal service concept by Sodexo with a restaurant …

This qualitative study sought to identify the features, advantages, and disadvantages of hotel-
style room service; the barriers to, and facilitators for, implementing the process; and “best …

The purpose of this study was to investigate adult patients' perceptions of hospital
foodservice through focus groups with patients postdischarge and with nurses. The focus …

Background Poor satisfaction with institutional food is a significant moderator of food intake
in geriatrics/rehabilitation and residential aged care. Purpose To quantify the relationship …

Hospital malnutrition is a multi-factorial and complex problem seen in cancer patients
receiving treatment, which is associated with poorer outcomes. Appropriate foodservice …

Cancer and cancer therapies cause side effects that prevent patients from consuming
adequate amounts of food. As evidenced by patient meal consumption studies conducted at …

OBJECTIVE: The United States is experiencing remarkable growth in the elderly population,
which provides both opportunities and challenges for assisted-living facilities. The objective …