Validation of a fruit, juice, and vegetable availability questionnaire

Autor: Tom Baranowski, Tara Marsh, Karen W. Cullen
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 35(2)
ISSN: 1499-4046
Popis: Objective To assess the validity of a self-reported fruit, juice, and vegetable home availability measure. Design Cross-sectional. Setting In-home interviews. Participants Forty-eight parents of fourth to sixth grade children. Main Outcome Measures Scales assessing self-reported home availability of fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables over the past 7 days compared with an observed home inventory conducted on the interview day. Analyses Cohen's kappa of agreement, specificity and sensitivity, and correlations, with significance level Results There was substantial agreement between self-reported and observed home inventories of many fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables among participating families in this study. Conclusions and Implications Self-reported shelf inventories can be an effective tool for use in assessing the availability of fruit, juice, and vegetables in the home.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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