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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Food and Nutrition Services Diet Change Study. Mentor: Veronica McLymont Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jaleesa Diaz Thurgood Marshall Academy. Goal.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterDepartment of Food and Nutrition Services Diet Change Study Mentor: Veronica McLymont Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Jaleesa Diaz Thurgood Marshall Academy
Goal • Determine whether patients’ satisfaction with the Room Service Program is related to a change in the patient’s diet during their hospital stay.
Contents • Goal • Introduction • Side Effects • Introduction Pt. II • Top Reasons • Introduction Pt. III • Room Service Program • Introduction Pt. IV • Data • Methodology • Results • Summary • References • Acknowledgments
Introduction Cancer patients’ that undergo therapy or surgery may have different side effects which can interfere with the patient’s ability to eat healthy.
Side Effects Include • Nausea • Decreased Smell • Decreased Taste • Anorexia • Vomiting • Abnormal activities in the Central Nervous System-Makes patient feel satiated
Introduction Pt. II • Previous studies have shown that many patients have not been consuming enough food to maintain their health.
Top Reasons Why Patients May Not Consume Enough Food • Patients are out of the room or sleeping during delivery of food • Patients health condition prevents them from having an appetite • Patients are not hungry during time of delivery of the food
Introduction Pt. III To increase the oral intake patient satisfaction, a Room Service Program was created by Food and Nutritional Services.
Room Service Program • A Restaurant Style Menu • Meals On Demand • A Room Service Associate Trained In Hospitality
Introduction Pt. IV • PATIENT SATISFACTION Press Ganey Survey • Questionnaires are mailed after discharge • Scores are monitored by Food and Nutrition Department *special restricted diets explained
Methodology The steps required to perform this study involved …… • A patient database • Observing amount and types of diets • Recording the amount of diet changes during a single admission
Results • Physicians Change Diets Frequently • Many patients are placed on low residue diets
Summary • In further studies the goal will be to determine if doctors are placing patients on appropriate diets that fit patients’ health condition. • To compare the number of low residue diets on the 16th floor with the amount of low residue diets on the other floors
References • Journal of Healthcare Management 45: 2 copy written March/April 2000. Creating A Healing Environment: The Importance of The Service Setting in The New Consumer Oriented Healthcare System. • Journal of Nursing Care Quality Vol. 18. No. 1, pp. 27-37 copy written 2003. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Inc. Improving Patient Meal Satisfaction with Room Service Delivery. • Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 15, No. 3 (July), 1998:pp 183-189. Clinical Issues. Room Service Improves Patient Food Intake and Satisfaction With Hospital Food. Williams, Ruth. Virtue, Karen. Adkins, Alisa.
Acknowledgments • Veronica McLymont M.S., R.D., C.D.N • James Wu • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Department of Food and Nutrition Services • Dr. Sat Bhattacharya • Harlem Children's Society