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6449875 
Journal Article 
Food preferences of older inpatients at a repatriation general hospital 
Arney, WKT 
1992 
49 
4 
129-132 
A food preference questionnaire was completed by 101 patients at a repatriation general hospital. Subjects were asked to rate how much they liked or disliked 197 different food items on a 9-point hedonic scale. The subjects, mainly male (95%) and over 60 years of age (96%), had a high preference for red meat, eggs, fresh fruit, canned or stewed fruit. Red and yellow vegetables, dairy products, pulses and offal were liked least. The results will be useful for menu planning, especially for the elderly in institutions. 
; food choices; menu planning; hospitals; elderly; Australia/