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A self-administered semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire with optical reading and its concurrent validation

Fidanza, Flaminio, Gentile, Maria Gabriella, Porrini, Marisa·1995·European Journal of Epidemiology

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An improved semiquantitative self-administered food frequency questionnaire has been designed in order to investigate possible associations between diet and health, to plan nutrition education programmes, and to examine dietary compliance. The questionnaire consists of 16 printed forms and 16 pages with coloured photos of the most common foods and courses from the Italian diet. Instructions and other questions are included. The questionnaire uses optical reading from a scanner connected to a personal computer. The questionnaire was validated by comparing it with the seven-day weighed record method using 46 healthy adult volunteers. Significant correlations were found for all nutrients tested (Spearman rank correlation procedure), r ranging from 0.33 for ascorbic acid to 0.84 for alcohol. The two methods gave comparable results (Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test) for all nutrients except riboflavin and alcohol. Similarity of the two methods in classifying relative intakes was examined by determining the frequency of similar classification into tertiles. Half of the subjects were correctly classified for most nutrients and for frequency of consumption of 18 food groups.

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Authors
Fidanza, F., Gentile, M. G., & Porrini, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Perugia (IT)
  • University of Milan (IT)
Venue
European Journal of Epidemiology
Published
1995-04
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
163-170
ISSN
  • 0393-2990 (ISSN-L)
  • 0392-2990
  • 1573-7284
OpenAlex
W1985621462
Cited by
57
References
34
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
FWCI
0.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
food frequency questionnaire, self-administered questionnaire, questionnaire validation, dietary assessment, nutrient intake, Italian diet, diet and health, nutrition education, dietary adherence
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Ethanol, Ascorbic Acid, Electronic Data Processing, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Microcomputers, Surveys and Questionnaires, Riboflavin, Self-Assessment, Reproducibility of Results, Nutrition Assessment, Diet Records, Nutritional Sciences

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