An assessment of the nutritional adequacy and quality of food provided to adult psychiatric patients in public psychiatric hospitals in the Eastern Cape

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dc.contributor.advisorGatyeza, Asanda
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-26T14:24:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-17T11:07:07Z
dc.date.available2020-11-26T14:24:51Z
dc.date.available2024-04-17T11:07:07Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae (Nutrition Management) - MSc(NM)en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The significant link between mental health and nutrition throughout one’s life cannot be overstated. Yet this strong association is often neglected in the public healthcare sector in South Africa, particularly in the case of people who are being treated for various types of mental illness. It is therefore important to prioritise nutrition care through efficient and effective hospital food services in public psychiatric facilities. Although hospital settings are often perceived to provide efficient clinical care, the food provided to patients by hospital food service units is often criticised for being bland, repetitive and/or unhealthy. At times, too, inadequate food budget allocations by provincial health departments or poor supply chain management practices result in patients receiving inadequate quantities of food at mealtimes, which might lead to their becoming malnourished during their hospital stays. For psychiatric patients in particular, malnutrition can have serious short and longer-term consequences.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/11183
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectFood handleren_US
dc.subjectFood qualityen_US
dc.subjectFood intakeen_US
dc.subjectFood provisionen_US
dc.subjectFood safetyen_US
dc.subjectHospital food servicesen_US
dc.subjectMalnutritionen_US
dc.subjectPlate wasteen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatric patientsen_US
dc.subjectRelevant trainingen_US
dc.titleAn assessment of the nutritional adequacy and quality of food provided to adult psychiatric patients in public psychiatric hospitals in the Eastern Capeen_US

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