Table 3 Dietary intake of energy (kJ), estimated requirement for dietary energy (kJ) and degree to which requirement for energy per 24 hours was met before and after intervention. Values are group averages (standard deviation (SD)) unless otherwise stated.
| Â | Medical ward I | Medical ward II | ||
Before the intervention | Bed section IA Status | Bed section IB Status | Bed section IIA Status | Bed section IIB Status |
Dietary intake of energy, kJ/24 hours (SD) | 7525 (2927) | 6202 (1213) | 6938 (2441) | 6623 (2352) |
Estimated mean of need for dietary energy, kJ/ 24 hours (SD) | 8244 (1418) | 8177 (1396) | 8331 (1533) | 7782 (1055) |
Estimated need for dietary energy per 24 hours covered in per cent (SD) | 92 (35) | 77 (18) | 85 (30) | 85 (28) |
95 % confidence interval | 76–109 | 60–94 | 67–103 | 70–100 |
| Â | Medical ward I | Medical ward II | ||
After the intervention | Bed section IA Control | Bed section IB Intervention | Bed section IIA Control | Bed section IIB Intervention |
Dietary intake of energy, kJ/24 hours (SD) | 5359 (1993) | 7267 (2317) | 5811 (1851) | 5923 (2096) |
Estimated mean of need for dietary energy, kJ/ 24 hours (SD) | 7396 (1687) | 7119 (1619) | 7761 (1409) | 7810 (1491) |
Estimated need for dietary energy per 24 hours covered in per cent (SD) | 74 (30) | 103 (24) | 76 (22) | 76 (23) |
95 % confidence interval | 62–87 | 89–116 | 62–89 | 64–89 |