Table 3. Fruit provision status.
| Variables | Total (n = 252) | Long-term care hospital (n = 118) | Live-in long-term care facility (n = 103) | Non-live-in long-term care facility (n = 31) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providing fruits | 0.000† | |||||
| Yes | 178 (70.6) | 69 (58.5) | 85 (82.5) | 24 (77.4) | ||
| No | 72 (28.6) | 48 (40.7) | 17 (16.5) | 7 (22.6) | ||
| No answer | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Frequency of providing fruits if answered “Yes” (n = 178) | 0.017‡ | |||||
| > 3 times/day | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (4.2) | ||
| 2 times/day | 15 (8.4) | 9 (13.0) | 6 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| 1 time/day | 33 (18.5) | 14 (20.3) | 14 (16.5) | 5 (20.8) | ||
| 4–6 times/wk | 19 (10.7) | 7 (10.1) | 11 (12.9) | 1 (4.2) | ||
| 2–3 times/wk | 45 (25.3) | 11 (15.9) | 29 (34.1) | 5 (20.8) | ||
| 1 time/wk | 34 (19.1) | 9 (13.0) | 18 (21.2) | 7 (29.2) | ||
| 2–3 times/mon | 15 (8.4) | 7 (10.1) | 4 (4.7) | 4 (16.7) | ||
| Less than 1 time/mon | 10 (5.6) | 8 (11.6) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (4.2) | ||
| No answer | 5 (2.8) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Factors to consider when providing fruits if answered “Yes” (n = 178)* | 0.066 | |||||
| Preference | 121 (22.7) | 41 (19.8) | 64 (25.1) | 16 (22.2) | ||
| Cost | 120 (22.5) | 60 (29.0) | 50 (19.6) | 10 (13.9) | ||
| Ease of consumption | 113 (21.2) | 36 (17.4) | 60 (23.5) | 17 (23.6) | ||
| Nutrition | 85 (15.9) | 26 (12.6) | 43 (16.9) | 16 (22.2) | ||
| Convenience of provision | 72 (13.5) | 33 (15.9) | 33 (12.9) | 6 (8.3) | ||
| Others | 8 (1.5) | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.0) | 1 (1.4) | ||
| No answer | 15 (2.8) | 9 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (8.3) | ||
| Barriers for providing fruits if answered “No” (n = 72)§ | 0.002∥ | |||||
| Cost | 59 (27.3) | 48 (33.3) | 6 (11.8) | 5 (23.8) | ||
| Difficulties in providing fruits considering their individual chewing abilities | 53 (24.5) | 27 (18.8) | 19 (37.3) | 7 (33.3) | ||
| Insufficient manpower | 38 (17.6) | 30 (20.8) | 6 (11.8) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| Self-consumption | 33 (15.3) | 23 (16.0) | 9 (17.6) | 1 (4.8) | ||
| No demand | 10 (4.6) | 3 (2.1) | 4 (7.8) | 3 (14.3) | ||
| Others | 6 (2.8) | 6 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| No answer | 17 (7.9) | 7 (4.9) | 7 (13.7) | 3 (14.3) | ||
Values are presented as number (%).
*The p values were analyzed using the χ2 test; †p < 0.001; ‡p < 0.05, §Multiple response analysis; ∥p < 0.01.