Food on demand delivery service: from hospitality to hospital - trialling a proof of concept in a specialist children's hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hospital food influences experiences and outcomes of care, and optimising nutrition for hospitalised children is universally recognised as important for recovery. While several barriers to oral food intake have been identified, interventions to address them are limited. Our aim was to implement and evaluate a proof-of-concept (PoC) trial of a Food on Demand Delivery Service app in a specialist paediatric hospital.

Design

PoC trial and evaluation.

Setting

Specialist children's hospital.

Participants

101 families completed baseline measures; 26 families completed measures during the PoC trial, 18 parents and 11 ward-based staff participated in interviews, and four ward-based staff and four catering staff took part in focus groups.

Intervention

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SUBMITTER: Wray J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12829393 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature