Nutr Res Pract.  2012 Aug;6(4):357-365.

A study on the model of homebound senior's meal satisfaction related to the quality of life

• Lee SM
• Joo N

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop a construct model regarding the daily activities, emotional security provided by food, enjoyment of food, level of satisfaction with delivered food, and the quality of life of homebound seniors who benefitted from meal delivery programs. The data were analyzed by SAS 9.2 and the Structural Equation Model (SEM), which was created by Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) 5.0 packages. The reliability of the data was confirmed by an exploratory factor analysis and through a Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and the measurement model proved to be appropriate by a confirmatory factor analysis of the measurement model in conjunction with AMOS. The results of the correlations between all the variables showed significant positive correlations (P < 0.05). The path analysis demonstrated that the daily activities (P < 0.01) and the emotional security created by food (P < 0.05) had positive correlations with the foodservice satisfaction (P < 0.05), while the daily activities (P < 0.05), the sense of emotional security made by food (P < 0.05), and food enjoyment (P < 0.05) also presented significant positive correlations with the quality of life. However, the food service satisfaction was shown to directly, but not significantly, affect the quality of life. This revealed that the current meal delivery programs needed to be improved in several directions.

Keyword

Foodservice satisfaction; quality of life; factor analysis; SEM (Structural Equation Model)

MeSH Terms

Factor Analysis, Statistical
Food Services
Meals
Phenothiazines
Quality of Life
Phenothiazines

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  Fig. 1 Final results of the model analysis using AMOS. ε : Exogenous variable, η : Endogenous variable

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