Importance of satisfaction with food for older adults' quality of life
- 주제(키워드) Service quality , Quality of life , Food quality , Older adults , Satisfaction with food-related life
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED
- 발행년도 2014
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000108786
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-01-2013-0019
초록/요약
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among satisfaction with food-related life (SWFL), perceived foodservice quality, and quality of life for older adults. Design/methodology/approach - A survey done using face-to-face interviews of older adults residing in long-term care facilities. A total of 238 older adults participated in this study. Findings - The results showed that perceived foodservice quality had a strong association with SWFL; SWFL had a significant positive association with quality of life; perceived foodservice quality positively related to quality of life. Increased SWFL would improve quality of older adults. Research limitations/implications - This study has limitations related to convenience sample. Different sampling could help with generalization of results. Practical implications - Foodservice managers in long-term care facilitates should try to maximize food and service qualities for residents because improving food and service quality improves their quality of life. For example, offering a variety of menus to allow older adults to enjoy food and improve their SWFL. Originality/value - This study emphasized that food was important to older adults and helped determine quality of life for them. SWFL was rarely empirically examined in the previous research.
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