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The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients
Abstract
Aim: Mental conditions and food service satisfaction significantly affect dietary intake in hospitalized patients. However, research on this interaction is scarce. Therefore, this study had two objectives: i) determining the relationship between anxiety/depression and food service satisfaction and ii) testing the direct or indirect relationship between depression and daily energy intake mediated by food service satisfaction.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a public hospital. The sample comprised 218 adult inpatients (18-75 years of age). Data were collected using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and the Acute Care Hospital Food Service Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (ACHFSPSQ). Dietary intake was analyzed based on 24-hour recall data. The data were analyzed using path analysis.
Results: Participants who were at risk for depression and anxiety had significantly lower mean ACHFSPSQ subscale scores than those who were not (p<0.05). There was a positive correlation between ACHFSPSQ subscale scores and daily energy and nutrient intake (p<0.05). However, participants who were at risk for anxiety and depression did not consume significantly less energy and nutrient than those who were not (p>0.05). The results showed that the risk for depression adversely affected food service satisfaction (p<0.05). However, it had no direct or indirect relationship with daily energy intake (p>0.05). The results also showed that food service quality partly mediated the risk for depression and daily energy intake (β=6.003, p<0.05).
Conclusion: Patients at risk for anxiety and depression may have negative perceptions of food services that are not reflected in their actual dietary intake. Therefore, healthcare professionals should consider hospitalized patients’ mental status before assessing their satisfaction with food services.
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Ethical Statement
This study was carried out with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, numbered 95728670-044-2. A signed subject consent form in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki was obtained from each participant
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Nutrition and Dietetics (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Early Pub Date
April 29, 2025
Publication Date
April 29, 2025
Submission Date
September 14, 2024
Acceptance Date
April 11, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Number: 25
APA
Öztürk, M. E., & Yabancı Ayhan, N. (2025). The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, 25, 343-357. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1550218
AMA
1.Öztürk ME, Yabancı Ayhan N. The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients. IGUSABDER. 2025;(25):343-357. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1550218
Chicago
Öztürk, Meryem Elif, and Nurcan Yabancı Ayhan. 2025. “The Relationship Between Depression Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, nos. 25: 343-57. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1550218.
EndNote
Öztürk ME, Yabancı Ayhan N (April 1, 2025) The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences 25 343–357.
IEEE
[1]M. E. Öztürk and N. Yabancı Ayhan, “The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients”, IGUSABDER, no. 25, pp. 343–357, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.38079/igusabder.1550218.
ISNAD
Öztürk, Meryem Elif - Yabancı Ayhan, Nurcan. “The Relationship Between Depression Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences. 25 (April 1, 2025): 343-357. https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1550218.
JAMA
1.Öztürk ME, Yabancı Ayhan N. The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients. IGUSABDER. 2025;:343–357.
MLA
Öztürk, Meryem Elif, and Nurcan Yabancı Ayhan. “The Relationship Between Depression Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients”. Istanbul Gelisim University Journal of Health Sciences, no. 25, Apr. 2025, pp. 343-57, doi:10.38079/igusabder.1550218.
Vancouver
1.Meryem Elif Öztürk, Nurcan Yabancı Ayhan. The Relationship between Depression/Anxiety and Food Service Satisfaction in Hospitalized Patients. IGUSABDER. 2025 Apr. 1;(25):343-57. doi:10.38079/igusabder.1550218