RT Journal Article
T1 Description of a dietary quality indicator for application in nursing homes: Quality Index For Nutrition In Nursing Homes - QUINN
T2 Descripción de un indicador de calidad de la dieta para su aplicación en residencias de ancianos:Quality Index For Nutrition In Nursing Homes – QUINN
A1 Hernandez-Ruiz, Angela
A1 Antonio Lopez-Trigo, Jose
A1 Munoz-Ruiz, Melisa A.
A1 Ruiz-Canela, Miguel
A1 Molina-Montes, Esther
A1 Lopez-Mongil, Rosa
K1 Diet modifications
K1 Food habits
K1 Feeding Behaviour
K1 Nursing homes
K1 Geriatric assessment
AB Introduction: Diet Quality Indicators (DQIns) are tools for assessing the characteristics of dietary patterns based on knowledge of the relationship between dietary factors, lifestyles, and health outcomes. The aim of this paper was to propose a new diet quality index using an a priori approach for application in nursing homes, Quality Index for Nutrition in Nursing Homes, QUINN index.Methodology: The selection of the components was based on a rapid review performed on previously published indexes and the main food groups related to the prevention of geriatric syndromes and chronic diseases of high prevalence in the geriatric population. The QUINN index was based on 15 dietary-food components, 12 of which referred to basic foods of a healthy diet (vegetables, fruits, legumes, olive oil - preferably extra virgin, cereals, dairy, white fish and shellfish, white meat, and eggs, positive components); other fats, red meat, and sweets, negative components), together with 3 additional positive components (variety of vegetables and fruits, oily fish, and whole grains). Each component was classified into 4 categories (0,1, 2 or 3 points), with a final range of 0 to 45 points.Conclusions: To our knowledge the QUINN index is the first a priori diet quality index developed specifically to evaluate menus offered in nursing homes. This tool will provide information on diet quality for menu design. The QUINN index could be a useful instrument to implement intervention strategies to improve in a simple way the diet offered in institutions and to improve the nutritional status and health of the institutionalised geriatric population.
PB Asociacion Espanola de Dietistas Nutricionistas
SN 2173-1292
YR 2022
FD 2022-04-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21690
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21690
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NO Hernández Ruiz, Ángela, López-Trigo, J. A. ., Muñoz-Ruiz, M. A. ., Ruiz-Canela, M. ., Molina-Montes, E., & López-Mongil, R. . (2022). Descripción de un indicador de calidad de la dieta para su aplicación en residencias de ancianos: Quality Index For Nutrition In Nursing Homes – QUINN: Indicador de calidad de la dieta para su aplicación en residencias de ancianos. Revista Española De Nutrición Humana Y Dietética, 26(2), 156–161.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025