- Title
- Development and validation of a brief instrument to measure knowledge about the energy content of meals
- Creator
- Mötteli, Sonja; Barbey, Jana; Keller, Carmen; Bucher, Tamara; Siegrist, Michael
- Relation
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Vol. 49, Issue 3, p. 257-263.e1
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.12.002
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Objective: To develop and validate a brief scale to assess knowledge about the energy content of meals for adults in Switzerland. Methods: Based on a random sample, the scale was developed using a Rasch model approach. To assess validity and reliability, the model was replicated and scores were compared with another nutrition knowledge measure and with dietitian trainees' scores. A test-retest was performed. Results: Survey studies included 477, 505, and 136 participants from the general population and 59 dietician trainees. The Rasch scale consisted of 11 multiple-choice items ranging from easy to difficult and correlated with general nutrition knowledge (r = .47; P < .001; r² = .22). Dietitian trainees achieved higher scores (P < .001; d = 2.17) than did people from the general population; test-retest reliability results were r = .73, P < .001, and r² = .53. Conclusions and Implications: Results showed that the scale is efficient, valid, and reliable for use in the general population in Switzerland.
- Subject
- practical nutrition knowledge; energy content of meals; Rasch scale; questionnaire
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1399628
- Identifier
- uon:34648
- Identifier
- ISSN:1499-4046
- Language
- eng
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