Validation of a revised General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire for Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to validate a nutrition knowledge questionnaire appropriate for use in Australia.

Design

Nutrition knowledge is essential in establishing and maintaining strategies that reduce the burden of disease and promote wellbeing. The General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) was developed in the United Kingdom in 1999 and validated for Australia in 2008. Changes in national nutrition recommendations and food availability prompted the redevelopment and revalidation of the UK questionnaire in 2016. However, the Australian questionnaire had not been subsequently updated.

Setting

Australia.

Participants

Content validity was determined using a sample of academic dietitians in Australia (n 8). Face validity was undertaken with retail employe

SUBMITTER: Thompson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature