Review and Analysis of Evaluation Measures Used in Nutrition Education Intervention Research

Contento, Isobel R.; Randell, Jill S.; Basch, Charles E.

doi:10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60220-0

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“…Two major literature reviews of dietary and physical activity evaluation tools for low-income youth and adults discuss the importance and need for low respondent burden measures for these audiences (Contento, Randell, & Basch, 2002;McCleland et al, 2001;Townsend, 2006). While the retrospective pretest method may be less burdensome, we found no studies comparing this method relative to the traditional pretest-posttest method with youth for dietary and physical activity behaviors and self-efficacy.…”

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confidence: 81%

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Evidence to Support the Use of the Retrospective Pretest method to Measure Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents

Shilts

Smith²,

Ontai

et al. 2008

JYD

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This study compared the retrospective pretest-posttest method to the traditional prospective pretest-posttest method assessing adolescents' dietary and physical activity, self-efficacy and behaviors. Participants were 7 th and 8 th grade students at a rural K-8 th grade elementary school in Northern California (n=188). All participants completed an evaluation instrument (traditional pretest), followed by a 9-lesson dietary and physical activity intervention. Upon completion of the intervention, participants completed a second and identical evaluation instrument which served as a traditional posttest. The following day, participants completed another evaluation tool, this time formatted as a retrospective pretest. Analysis included sample t tests comparing the means of each method. Participants (n = 154) with a mean age of 13 ± .7 years old were included in the analyses (52% female). Paired sample t tests reported non-significant differences between the two methods for dietary behavior and dietary selfefficacy, yet significant differences were found for physical activity behavior (p < .05) and physical activity self-efficacy (p < .01). We conclude that the retrospective pretest-posttest method was as good a measure of dietary self-efficacy and behavior as the traditional prospective pretest-posttest method and may be better at attenuating response-shift bias when assessing physical activity self-efficacy and behavior.

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“…Using the concurrent method of Willis (1994), all items adapted for this study were cognitively tested (Contento et al, 2002). In individual interviews with 8th grade students (n=16), items were revised and retested using 4 questions:…”

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Evidence to Support the Use of the Retrospective Pretest method to Measure Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents

Shilts

Smith²,

Ontai

et al. 2008

JYD

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“…Where interventions are longer and a large number of participants is involved, such as those surveys directed at schoolchildren, 24-HR and 3 d or 7 d FR are possible and can provide more accurate and detailed data (47) . Some reviews suggested the use of the 24-HR as the best method to estimate food consumption in adolescents.…”

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Validation and reproducibility of dietary assessment methods in adolescents: a systematic literature review

Tabacchi

Amodio

Pasquale

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The aim of the present work was to determine what dietary assessment method can provide a valid and accurate estimate of nutrient intake by comparison with the gold standard. Design: A MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane and related references literature review was conducted on dietary assessment methods for adolescents reporting the validity and/or reproducibility values. A study quality assessment on the retrieved FFQ was carried out according to two different scoring systems, judging respectively the quality of FFQ nutrition information and of FFQ validation and calibration. Setting: The present review considered adolescents attending high schools and recruited in hospitals or at home. Subjects: The target of the review was the healthy adolescent population in the age range 13-17 years. Results: Thirty-two eligible papers were included and analysed separately as 'original articles' (n 20) and 'reviews' (n 12). The majority (n 17) assessed the validation and reproducibility of FFQ. Almost all studies found the questionnaires to be valid and reproducible (r . 0?4), except for some food groups and nutrients. Different design and validation issues were highlighted, such as portion-size estimation, number of food items and statistics used. Conclusions: The present review offers new insights in relation to the characteristics of assessment methods for dietary intake in adolescents. Further meta-analysis is required although the current review provides important indications on the development of a new FFQ, addressing the need for a valid, reproducible, userfriendly, cost-effective method of accurately assessing nutrient intakes in adolescents. Keywords Dietary assessment Adolescents Validation ReproducibilityAdolescence is a critical period that is characterized by cognitive, emotional and social development and exposure to a significant turnover in lifestyle, including food intake and diet habits. Irregular meals, snacking and meal skipping, which characterize teenagers, often do not allow an accurate dietary assessment (1) and therefore the need to develop valid and reproducible instruments for this purpose is increasing. Different dietary assessment methods among adolescents have been extensively described and validated, such as food records (FR), FFQ, diet histories (DH) and 24 h recalls (24-HR). The FR is not used in large population studies for several reasons (2) : it can be quite expensive; it requires the participant to be literate and motivated; it involves trained staff; and it needs a computerized program specific to recording diet records. Thus, the FR is preferably used at the individual level and is generally considered a good reference instrument against which to validate other dietary methods to be used at the large population level, together with biomarker measurements (3) . The most used dietary assessment methods for large-scale surveys are therefore FFQ, 24-HR and DH, which present advantages such as cost-effectiveness, although they are affected by weaknesses (4,5) ...

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“…Nevertheless, in this programme, it was applied within a bidirectional context as dialogue between teacher and student was made possible along with group interaction (Modolo, 1980). Furthermore, the use of structured and systematic support material congruent with beliefs and positive motivations enhanced behavior change (Contento et al, 2002). Positive experiences with mass media have also been demonstrated elsewhere.…”

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Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method

Luján

Navarro

Suarez³

et al. 2003

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: To evaluate a nutrition education intervention using a radio programme in the Canary Islands. Design: Pre-post quasiexperimental epidemiological study. Setting: Free living population in the Canary Islands, Spain. Subjects: A sample of 1753 individuals out of 6846 volunteers participating in the educational programme. Interventions: A 6-week radio programme consisting of 12 didactic units with supplementary print support material and four optional attendance-based healthy cooking seminars. Results: At 2 months postintervention, an increased consumption of pulses, salads, fruits and juices, cereals and fish, and a decreased consumption of meat, sausages, pastries, French fries, bread and eggs were observed.

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Review and Analysis of Evaluation Measures Used in Nutrition Education Intervention Research

Cited by 273 publications

References 275 publications

Evidence to Support the Use of the Retrospective Pretest method to Measure Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents

Evidence to Support the Use of the Retrospective Pretest method to Measure Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior and Self-Efficacy in Adolescents

Validation and reproducibility of dietary assessment methods in adolescents: a systematic literature review

Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method

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