Quantifying hospital plate waste and identifying its correlates from patients' perspectives in Lebanon.

ABSTRACT: Hospital plate waste poses a major challenge facing the present food systems, as providing meals that meet the nutritional requirements and expectations of the patients remains complex for hospital food services. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of plate waste in Lebanese hospitals, evaluate the patients' satisfaction levels, and identify the determinants of plate waste in participating hospitals. A cross-sectional study was conducted between April 2023 and September 2023, involving 155 in-patients from cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, obstetrics-gynecology, and surgical wards across 16 hospitals in different Lebanese governorates. Plate waste was measured, and patient satisfaction was assessed using a questionnaire. Plate waste represented 31.4% of the total food served, equivale

SUBMITTER: Hoteit M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584871 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature