英文摘要 |
Purposes: For hospital management, public health is a primary business objective, so new policies must be implemented to increase market share. The objective of this study was to understand the demand for organic health foods by patients and its effect on hospital policy. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design and used a questionnaire survey to collect qualitative data. Questionnaires were mailed to participating hospitals from October 1 to 31, 2012. A total of 250 questionnaires were sent out, and 201 were returned, yielding a return rate of 80.4%. The analysis used the SPSS 17.0 statistical software package. Results: Respondents generally agreed that hospitals should promote organic health food to help build the image of a green hospital. They also agreed that organic health food was safer than other food, and that hospitals should be able to provide organic health food for patients. Conclusions: Due to several domestic food safety incidents in Taiwan, people now pay more attention to food safety. Hospitals should promote organic health food, establish an environmentally friendly green image, and meet the requirements for food safety of patients. |