Feasibility of innovative dietary assessment in epidemiological studies using the approach of combining different assessment instruments

Public Health Nutrition

Dagrun Engeset¹  Eugenia Bower¹  Manuela Bergmann¹  Pilar Amiano¹  Eiliv Lund¹  Gianluca Tognon¹  Nadia Slimani¹  Domenico Palli¹  Simonetta Salvini¹  Karen Wagner¹  Andres Metspalu¹  Anne-Kathrin Illner¹  Taie Kassik¹  Ulrich Harttig¹  Heather Ward¹  Heiner Boeing¹ 

关键词: Dietary assessment;    Feasibility;    24 h dietary recall;    FFQ;    Food propensity questionnaire;    Web-based questionnaire;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980010003587

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility of combining short-term and long-term dietary assessment instruments as new concept for improving usual dietary intake assessment on the individual level.DesignFeasibility study of completing three 24 h dietary recalls (24-HDR) and a self-administered food propensity questionnaire (FPQ). The 24-HDR was conducted by monthly telephone interviews, using EPIC-SOFT software. The FPQ was completely standardized across cohorts and offered either as a web-based tool or in paper format.SettingRandom sample derived from five ongoing European cohort studies (EPIC-San Sebastian, EPIC-Florence, EPIC-Potsdam, Estonia Genome Center (EGC) and Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC)).SubjectsA total of 400 participants.ResultsOverall, the total participation rate for the present study was 65·3 % (n 261). On average, completion of the 24-HDR was highest for the first 24-HDR (63·0 %) and decreased slightly for the second (60·3 %) and third 24-HDR (56·3 %). The proportions of selecting the web-based FPQ varied among the study centres, with the highest in EGC (92·9 %) and NOWAC (70·0 %) and the lowest in EPIC-San Sebastian (25·5 %) and EPIC-Potsdam (33·9 %). Web users rarely requested support and were younger and more highly educated than those who completed the paper format.ConclusionsThe present study supports the feasibility of a combined application of three 24-HDR and an FPQ in culturally different populations. The varying acceptance of the web-based instrument across populations requires a flexible application of assessment instruments.

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