The Quality Index for Nutrition in Nursing Homes (QUINN). A new tool for evaluating diet quality in long-term care homes

Introduction: Background: the assessment of diet quality (DQ) is fundamental to the study of disease-diet associations, and it is necesary to implement an easy to-apply tool in nursing homes (NHs). Our objective was to propose and apply a novel diet quality indicator (DQIn) using an a priori approach for NHs. Methods: the QUality Index for Nutrition in Nursing homes (QUINN) was implemented in a public NH located in Valladolid, Spain, during a 5-week period (n = 137 subjects). The choice of the QUINN components was based on a rapid review. The QUINN was based on 15 dietary components - 12 were basic (vegetables, fruits, legumes, olive oil, cereals, dairy, white fish and seafood, white-meat, eggs/positive; other fats, red and processed meat, and sweets/negative), and 3 were supplementary (fruits and vegetables variety, oily-fish, and whole-grains/positive). Each component was classified into 4-categories (0, 1, 2 o 3 points; range: 0-45 points). Results: the QUINN was tested on a menu offered by a NH giving a result of 34 points (good diet). The components with the highest scores were related to the Mediterranean diet (high consumption of legumes, olive oil, white fish and shellfish; low intake of other fats; and a wide variety of fruits and vegetables), together with cereals, white meat, dairy, and eggs. The components that required a major change were red- and processed-meats, sweets, and whole grains. Conclusion: the menu of this Spanish NH showed a good DQ according to the QUINN. The assessment of the DQ in NHs using QUINN will allow the proposal of interventions aimed at improving their diet.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Nutricion hospitalaria - 39(2022), 6 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 1237-1255

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

El índice de calidad de la nutrición en las residencias de ancianos (QUINN). Una nueva herramienta para evaluar la calidad de la dieta en las residencias de ancianos

Beteiligte Personen:

Hernández-Ruiz, Ángela [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz-Ruiz, Melisa [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Canela, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Molina-Montes, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Soto Méndez, María José [VerfasserIn]
Gil, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-López, María Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Artacho Martín-Lagos, Reyes [VerfasserIn]
López-Trigo, José Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Villavicencio-Campos, Leonardo José [VerfasserIn]
López-Mongil, Rosa [VerfasserIn]

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Modificaciones de la dieta. Comportamiento alimentario. Residencias de ancianos. Dieta saludable. Hábitos alimentarios.
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Date Completed 21.12.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.20960/nh.04283

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348410778