Determination of Patient Perception on Hospital Diet and Quantitative Analysis of Salt, Crude Fat and Crude Protein Contents of Hospital Diets in Three Major Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka- A Preliminary Study

T.P. Sathsara S. Perera¹ , Pahan I. Godakumbura² , A. Buddhika G. Silva³ , Renuka Jayatissa⁴ , P.G. S. M. De Silva⁵

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.8 , Issue.2 , pp.1-10, Apr-2021

Online published on Apr 30, 2021

Copyright © T.P. Sathsara S. Perera, Pahan I. Godakumbura, A. Buddhika G. Silva, Renuka Jayatissa, P.G. S. M. De Silva . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Identifying deficiencies in hospital diet service and finding consumer needs regarding meals provided to them is a timely need in the health care sector. There are no published data on nutrient analysis of hospital diet coupled with patient perception in Sri Lanka. This study was carried out to determine the perception of patients on hospital diet and to analyze some basic contents of diets in three major hospitals in Colombo district, Sri Lanka. These hospitals cater three categories of patients; Adults, Pregnant Women (PW), and Children. The meal analysis was done following AOAC standard methods (Protein by the Kjeldahl method, fat by the Soxtec method, salt by the Volhard method). The percentages of hospital diet consumption were, adults 43%, PW 21%, children 38%. The overall satisfaction of a majority who consumed hospital diet was good in all three hospitals. The excess percentages of salt content in the hospital diet than the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) were, adults 21.2%, PW 70.6%, children 31.6%. Protein contents in the adult, children and maternity hospitals were 23.79± 2.89, 32.17 ±2.89 and 57.14± 6.66 grams/day respectively. Only children and maternity hospital diets fulfill the RDA of proteins. Percentage calories from fat in the adult and the children hospitals were 14.45%±1.21and 18.80%± 1.13. Only in the maternity hospital the percentage of calories from fat 21.14± 0.79 was within the range of RDA. Continuous monitoring of hospital diet and regular communication with patients is recommended to improve the hospital diet service regarding patient satisfaction and food quality.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Hospital diet, fat, protein, salt, pateint perception

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