Avaliação do índice de resto-ingesta em um serviço de nutrição e dietética hospitalar do Noroeste do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Hospital malnutrition is a public health problem and is linked to the ignificant increase in patients' morbidity and mortality. The offer of quality food helps to increase the food intake of these patients as well as minimizing the risk of waste. The measurement of the rest ingestion serves as an instrument for the control of waste and costs and as an indicator of meal quality, helping to define the profile of diners and the acceptance of the menu offered. Thus, this study aimed to assess the rate of rest ingestion of patients at a hospital in the northwest of Rio Grande do Sul. To perform the rest-intake index, the three types of dishes used were weighed before and after being served. After the patients had eaten, the edible remains were weighed again. The results show that the general average of rest-intake per capita was 125.7 g, representing an average of 24.58%. In the comparison between the three containers used, the thermal trays showed a residue index of 23%, while the glass and stainlesssteel dishes had a rest-intake rate of 80% and 74%, expectively. It was possible to notice that the data of the comparison between the remains of the patients hospitalized in the public network and in the private network suggest that there is no pattern of rejection of a specific type of insurance.