Logical Framework for Tailor-Made Paradigm Shift Hospital Foodservice to Prevent Malnutrition among Geriatric Patients in Hospitals (My Geryfs): A Study Protocol (Preprint)

Abstract

BACKGROUND Hospital food service plays an important role in a patient’s recovery process by providing adequate nutrients. On top of that, the patients’ food service satisfaction can easily be afflicted by the quality of food served and its overall food service experience. Furthermore, it is inevitable for malnutrition to happen from poor food service quality, especially among geriatric patients. OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Malaysian geriatric patients’ hospital foodservice protocol (MY GERYFS) METHODS The protocol derived of three phases; phase 1 takes place at public hospitals with geriatric wards in the Klang Valley, phase two involves the collaboration of healthcare professionals in the geriatric field, and phase three determines the feasibility of MY GERYFS protocol in a hospital among 60 geriatric patients. These patients will be randomised into control and intervention groups respectively. Intervention care will be done to ensure the safety of the protocol. RESULTS Data collection is in progress and is expected complete and submit our results for publication by January 2023.. CONCLUSIONS This study protocol could potentially benefit the hospital food service system and aid in improving geriatric nutritional status. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrial.gov with registration number 283284-331068 on 30th March 2021.