Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • 2 National Cancer Institute
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Abstract

Introduction: Plate wastage in hospital contributes to malnutrition-related complications including longer hospital- ization among cancer patients. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between patients’ ex- periences of access to food hospital and plate wastage among hospitalized cancer patients. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-one cancer patients in the National Cancer Institute, Malaysia were recruited for this study. All eligible patients were undergoing cancer treatments and provided with informed consent. Data obtained included socio-de- mographic characteristics and patients’ experiences of access to food hospital which will contribute to plate wastage. Plate wastage was determined by weighing the unwanted food left on the plate. Results: Prevalence of plate wastage among cancer patients was high at approximately 54%. The appearance of food served was associated with higher plate wastage (p