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dc.contributor.authorPajalic, Zadaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPajalic, Olegen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-11T10:14:51Z
dc.date.available2015-03-11T10:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationPajalic, Z. & Pajalic, O. (2014). An evaluation by elderly people living at home of the prepared meals distributed by their municipality – a study with focus on the Swedish context. Global Journal of Health Science, 7(3), 59-69. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p59en_US
dc.identifier.issn1916-9736en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 1167873en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/2462
dc.description.abstractPrepared meals distributed by municipalities is a service to elderly people, or persons with health related impairments, who live in their own home, have difficulties preparing their own food and cannot meet their food requirements in any other way. This study aimed to provide a brief picture of how elderly people living at home perceive the food they receive through their municipal food service and what is important to them. The data was collected using questionnaires. 274 out of 276 participants answered the questionnaire (n=173 women 62% and n=101 man 37%). The data was analyzed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The results showed that the elderly persons receiving meals through the service were often satisfied, especially with the size of the portions and the delivery time. Those who had been using the food delivery service for a longer time were not satisfied with the alternative dishes they were been offered. There was no significant difference between the views of either gender. Further, those who were receiving special food were, in general, unsatisfied with the meals delivered. Development of the food distribution service by systematic quality insurance and interactive knowledge exchange between the producers and consumers seems to be a way to promote a more holistic and individual adjusted service. Evaluation of the municipal FD service is a powerful tool that can contribute to the development of this service. The food service can be improved and consequently even the quality of life and health of its receivers. The present survey should be revisited and developed in order to detect differences between gendersen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Center of Science and Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Journal of Health Science;7(3)en_US
dc.subjectElderly peopleen_US
dc.subjectPrepared mealsen_US
dc.subjectPCAen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal food serviceen_US
dc.titleAn evaluation by elderly people living at home of the prepared meals distributed by their municipality – A Study With Focus on the Swedish Contexten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p59


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