Feasibility of innovative dietary assessment in epidemiological studies using the approach of combining different assessment instruments
Feasibility of innovative dietary assessment in epidemiological studies using the approach of combining different assessment instruments
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DOI:
10.1017/s1368980010003587
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Boeing, Heiner
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作者:
Illner, Anne-Kathrin;Harttig, Ulrich;Boeing, Heiner
Objective: To 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.Design: Feasibility 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.Setting: Random 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)).Subjects: A total of 400 participants.Results: Overall, 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.Conclusions: The 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.